Apollo 13, April 1970: Turning a Lander into a Lifeboat Also known as: Apollo XIII
Community · History Trace the oxygen-tank failure, the move into Aquarius, and the coordinated work that returned three astronauts safely to Earth.
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Related to Jim Lovell 80% Mission commander
Mission commander in “Apollo 13, April 1970: Turning a Lander into a Lifeboat”. James Arthur Lovell Jr. was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and mechanical engineer.
Related to Jack Swigert 80% Command module pilot
Command module pilot in “Apollo 13, April 1970: Turning a Lander into a Lifeboat”. John Leonard Swigert Jr. was an American NASA astronaut, test pilot, mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, United States Air Force pilot, and politician. In April 1970, as command module pilot of Apollo 13, he became one of 24 Apollo astronauts who reached the Moon.
Related to Fred Haise 80% Lunar module pilot
Lunar module pilot in “Apollo 13, April 1970: Turning a Lander into a Lifeboat”. Fred Wallace Haise Jr. S. S. Air Force, and test pilot. He is one of the 24 Apollo astronauts to reach the Moon, having served as Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 13.
Related to Gene Kranz 80% Flight director
Flight director in “Apollo 13, April 1970: Turning a Lander into a Lifeboat”. Eugene Francis Kranz is an American aerospace engineer who served as NASA's second Chief Flight Director, directing missions of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, including the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11.
Related to Apollo Lunar Module 80% Emergency lifeboat
Emergency lifeboat in “Apollo 13, April 1970: Turning a Lander into a Lifeboat”. The Apollo Lunar Module, originally designated the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lunar lander spacecraft that was flown between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface during the United States' Apollo program.
Related to Apollo command and service module 80% Damaged spacecraft
Damaged spacecraft in “Apollo 13, April 1970: Turning a Lander into a Lifeboat”. The Apollo command and service module (CSM) was one of two principal components of the United States Apollo spacecraft, used for the Apollo program, which landed 12 astronauts on the Moon between 1969 and 1972.
Related to Ken Mattingly 80% Ground support
Ground support in “Apollo 13, April 1970: Turning a Lander into a Lifeboat”. Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, rear admiral in the United States Navy, and astronaut who orbited the Moon on Apollo 16 and flew on the STS-4 and STS-51-C missions.
Related to Saturn V 80% Launch vehicle
Launch vehicle in “Apollo 13, April 1970: Turning a Lander into a Lifeboat”. The Saturn V is a retired American super heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by NASA under the Apollo program for human exploration of the Moon. The rocket was human-rated, had three stages, and was liquid-fueled.
Related to Mission control center 80% Coordinated recovery
Coordinated recovery in “Apollo 13, April 1970: Turning a Lander into a Lifeboat”. A mission control center is a facility that manages space flights, usually from the point of launch until landing or the end of the mission. It is part of the ground segment of spacecraft operations.