The Disaster
The number of the spacecraft that experienced an explosion.
What is Apollo 13?
The spacecraft module the astronauts moved to in order to survive.
What is the Lunar Module?
The commander of Apollo 13.
Who is Jim Lovell?
The gas the astronauts needed to remove from the air to survive.
What is carbon dioxide?
The spacecraft module the astronauts returned to Earth in.
What is the Command Module?
The part of the spacecraft that exploded, causing the mission to fail.
What is the oxygen tank?
The main concern for the astronauts after the explosion.
What is oxygen/air to breathe?
The astronaut who was supposed to walk on the moon but didn't get the chance.
Who is Fred Haise?
The resource that was in short supply after the explosion.
What is water?
The location where Apollo 13 splashed down safely.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
What was the day and date when the explosion happened during the mission
What is April 13, 1970?
The tool NASA engineers created to help clean the air in the Lunar Module.
What is the carbon dioxide filter adapter (or "mailbox")?
The Command Module pilot who stayed in orbit while the others went to the Lunar Module.
Who is Jack Swigert?
The type of battery the Lunar Module used to power essential systems.
What is fuel cells?
The number of astronauts who successfully returned to Earth.
What is three?
The famous words astronaut Jack Swigert spoke to Mission Control about the problem.
What is "Houston, we've had a problem"?
The type of power the astronauts had to conserve to make it home.
What is electrical power?
The person in charge of Mission Control who helped guide the astronauts home.
Who is Gene Kranz?
The temperature problem the astronauts faced in the Lunar Module.
What is extreme cold?
The famous phrase NASA used to describe the successful mission outcome.
What is "failure is not an option"?
The original goal of Apollo 13 before the explosion occurred.
What is landing on the moon?
The number of days the astronauts had to survive in the Lunar Module.
What is approximately 4 days?
The astronaut who was originally supposed to fly Apollo 13 but was replaced.
Who is Ken Mattingly?
The name of the procedure NASA created to help the astronauts use less power.
What is "power down" or "hibernation mode"?
The reason Apollo 13 is considered a success despite not landing on the moon.
What is the crew survived and returned safely to Earth?