Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon. source
Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon.
The story of the Apollo 13 mission has been dramatized multiple times. source
The story of the Apollo 13 mission has been dramatized multiple times.
Most notably in the 1995 film Apollo 13. source
Most notably in the 1995 film Apollo 13.
The prime crew for Apollo 13 would have been the backup crew for Apollo 10 with Mercury and Gemini veteran L. Gordon Cooper in command. source
The prime crew for Apollo 13 would have been the backup crew for Apollo 10 with Mercury and Gemini veteran L. Gordon Cooper in command.
Slayton felt Cooper had no more than a very small chance of receiving the Apollo 13 command. source
Slayton felt Cooper had no more than a very small chance of receiving the Apollo 13 command.
On Apollo 13, they were amplified by an unexpected interaction with turbopump cavitation. source
On Apollo 13, they were amplified by an unexpected interaction with turbopump cavitation.
Approaching 56 hours into the mission, Apollo 13 was approximately 205,000 miles (330,000 km) from Earth en route to the Moon. source
Approaching 56 hours into the mission, Apollo 13 was approximately 205,000 miles (330,000 km) from Earth en route to the Moon.
Apollo 13 had left its initial free-return trajectory earlier in the mission, as required for the lunar landing at Fra Mauro. source
Apollo 13 had left its initial free-return trajectory earlier in the mission, as required for the lunar landing at Fra Mauro.
As Apollo 13 neared Earth, the crew first jettisoned the Service Module, using the LM's reaction control system to pull themselves a safe distance from it. source
As Apollo 13 neared Earth, the crew first jettisoned the Service Module, using the LM's reaction control system to pull themselves a safe distance from it.
Apollo 13 was then that the crew were surprised to see for the first time that the entire Sector 4 panel had been blown off. source
Apollo 13 was then that the crew were surprised to see for the first time that the entire Sector 4 panel had been blown off.
The Mission Operations Report Apollo 13 recounts how the master caution and warning alarm had been turned off for a previous low-pressure reading on hydrogen tank 2. source
The Mission Operations Report Apollo 13 recounts how the master caution and warning alarm had been turned off for a previous low-pressure reading on hydrogen tank 2.
Because Apollo 13 followed the free-return trajectory, its altitude over the lunar far side was approximately 100 km. source
Because Apollo 13 followed the free-return trajectory, its altitude over the lunar far side was approximately 100 km.
The combination of the two effects ensures that Apollo 13 holds the absolute altitude record for a manned spacecraft. source
The combination of the two effects ensures that Apollo 13 holds the absolute altitude record for a manned spacecraft.
The Apollo 13 mission was called "a successful failure" by Lovell, because of the successful safe return of the astronauts, but the failed lunar landing. source
The Apollo 13 mission was called "a successful failure" by Lovell, because of the successful safe return of the astronauts, but the failed lunar landing.
Several experiments to study electrical phenomena were conducted prior to and during the launch of Apollo 13. source
Several experiments to study electrical phenomena were conducted prior to and during the launch of Apollo 13.
