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Emily Lakdawalla • May 06, 2010
13 things that saved Apollo 13
Universe Today has recently completed a fantastic, thought-provoking series on the near-disaster of the Apollo 13 mission, which unfolded forty years ago last month. Here are links to every post in the series -- enjoy!
- Introduction
- Part 1: Timing
- Part 2: The Hatch That Wouldn't Close
- Part 3: Charlie Duke's Measles
- Part 4: Using the LM for Propulsion
- Part 5: Unexplained Shutdown of the Saturn V Center Engine
- Part 6: Navigating by Earth's Terminator
- Part 7: The Apollo 1 Fire
- Part 8: The Command Module Wasn't Severed
- Part 9: Position of the Tanks
- Part 10: Duct Tape
- Part 11: A Hollywood Movie
- Part 12: Lunar Orbit Rendezvous
- Part 13: The Mission Operations Team
- Never Before Published Images of Apollo 13's Recovery
- Your Questions about Apollo 13 Answered by Jerry Woodfill
- And listen to an interview of Jerry Woodfill on the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast.
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