Apollo 13William Davis

Major Event/ Complication The major event that happened on this mission was the explosion of an oxygen tank. This explosion caused complications including; loss of electricity, shortage of water, loss of heat and loss of the navigation system. The crew had to rely on the Sun to navigate back to earth, they landed safely in the Pacific Ocean. This mission was called “a successful failure”. (wikipedia.com)

Apollo 13 was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA on April 11, 1970. (wikipedia.com)

Flight Crew for Apollo 13 missionCommander: James A. LovellCommand module pilot: John L. SwigertLunar module pilot : Fred W. Haise(wikipedia.com)

Apollo 13 was a part of the Apollo mission. The purpose of this mission was to land on the moon and explore the Fra Mauro formation.(wikipedia.com)

Interesting Facts :1)Ken Mattingly was supposed to be the command

module pilot but had to be replaced due to exposure to the German measles. (wikepedia.com)

2) After the crew landed in the Pacific Ocean, the USS Iwa Jima picked them up and took them to land.

(nasa.gov)3) The crew did not travel on a shuttle because the

shuttle had not been invented yet. They traveled on a rocket, known as Saturn V with a command module

and a lunar module. (space.com)

4) The command module and Odyssey are on display at the Cosmosphere and Space Center

in Hutchinson, Kansas. (wikepedia.com)

5)There were a total of 17 missions in the Apollo program. (wikepedia.com)

References

1. www.nasa.gov March 15, 2011.

2. www.space.com March 17, 2011.

3. www.wikepedia.com March 22, 2011.