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Apollo 13

Apollo 13. By: quentin green. Date of launch and landing . Launch-Saturday, April 11, 1970 at 13:13 CST Landing-Friday, Returned to Earth: April 17, 1970 But the didn’t . crew of Apollo 13. James a. lovell , jr . John l. swigert , Jr. fred w.haise , jr . Purpose of the mission .

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Apollo 13

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  1. Apollo 13 By: quentin green

  2. Date of launch and landing Launch-Saturday, April 11, 1970 at 13:13 CST Landing-Friday,Returned to Earth: April 17, 1970 But the didn’t

  3. crew of Apollo 13 James a. lovell, jr. John l. swigert, Jr. fredw.haise, jr.

  4. Purpose of the mission Apollo 13 was supposed to land in the Fra Mauro area. An explosion on board forced Apollo 13 to circle the moon without landing. The Fra Mauro site was reassigned to Apollo 14.

  5. outcome The outcome was that the three astronauts were brought safely back to earth, despite the spacecraft's having lost all power. They needed the lunar landing module to get them back. It was jettisoned before they returned to the Earth's atmosphere.

  6. facts Facts about Apollo 13 highlight the mission parameters of the launch, with readings of CM 28,945 kg; LM 15,235 kg mass; perigee and apogee of 181.5 km and 185.6 km, respectively and an inclination of 33.5° Though Ken Mattingly was originally supposed to pilot the command module, he succumbed to rubella or German measles exposure. Mattingly was replaced by John L. Swigert just 48 hours prior to the launch. Laboratory tests later revealed that Mattingly had not contracted rubella. Among the many limitations that the crew had to make do with, were lifeboat consumables, oxygen supply, lithium hydroxide to remove carbon dioxide and survival power level. The Apollo 13 investigation revealed that the heater and protection thermostat were changed to 65 volts from the original 28-volt DC bus, with the intention of aiding the pressurization within the tanks more rapidly. The thermostat was never upgraded to accommodate the higher voltage.

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