Crew/NASA Employees
Situations
Vocabulary
Quotes
Fun Facts
100

This person was the Commander of the Apollo 13 mission.

Who is Jim Lovell.

100

This situation which the Apollo 13 crew were put in would be considered a...

What is a "Successful Failure".

100

This word is a synonym for "takeoff".

What is launch.

100

This quote was said by Jack Swigert and was said when oxygen tank 2 exploded.

What is "Houston We've Had a Problem".

100

This was the date that Apollo 13 was launched.

What is April 11, 1970.

200

This person was the Pilot of the Lunar Module.

Who is Fred Haise.

200

This was the first minor mishap that happened in space?

What is Engine number 5 malfunctioned.

200

This word is a synonym for "persistence".

What is perseverance.

200

This quote was said by Jim Lovell and was said because luck seemed to never be on their side.

What is “It was plagued by bad omens and bad luck from the very beginning".

200

This was the illness Ken Mattingly had to be kept off the Apollo 13 Mission.

What is German Measles.

300

This person was the Pilot of the Command Module.

Who is Jack Swigert.

300

This is the past NASA event makes Jim’s youngest son scared about him going to the moon? (In the movie)

What is Fire on Apollo 1.

300

This word is a synonym for "expedition".

What is mission.

300

This quote was said by Gene Kranz and was said because he didn't want the Apollo 13 Crew to abort the mission.

What is "Failure is not an option".

300

This is where the Apollo 13 Crew landed back on Earth.

What is the Pacific Ocean near Samoa.

400

This person was kept from going on the mission because "he had the German Measles".

Who is Ken Mattingly.

400

This was the reason Ken Mattingly was brought back into the mission?

What is because they needed an entrance plan.

400

This word is a synonym for "awkward".

What is uncomfortable.

400

This quote was said by Gene Kranz because he didn't want his team to guess.

What is "Let's work the problem people. Let's not make things worse by guessing".

400

This is the number of parts that are supposed to break off as it leaves Earth's orbit

What is 2.

500

This person was the American mathematician who calculated the flight paths of the Apollo 13 mission and many more spacecraft missions.

Who is Katherine Johnson.

500

This is who gets ill once they are in space?

Who is Fred Haise.

500

This word is a synonym for "decreasing".

What is depleting.

500

This quote was said by Jim Lovell because he was asking his crew willingness to do what had to be done.

What is "Gentlemen what are your intentions".

500

This was the thing that mainly alerted the crew to the fact that an oxygen tank exploded.

What is They heard a sharp bang and a vibration.