• APOLLO 13
    April 11, 1970

    Houston, we have a problem ...

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  • Apollo 13

    Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon. The craft was launched on April 11, 1970, at 13:13 CST (19:13 UTC) from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank exploded two days later, crippling the Service Module (SM) upon which the Command Module (CM) had depended. Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, shortage of potable water, and the critical need to make makeshift repairs to the carbon dioxide removal system, the crew returned safely to Earth on April 17.


    The flight passed the far side of the Moon at an altitude of 254 kilometers (137 nautical miles) above the lunar surface, and 400,171 km (248,655 mi) from Earth, a spaceflight record marking the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth. The mission was commanded by James A. Lovell with John L. "Jack" Swigert as Command Module Pilot and Fred W. Haise as Lunar Module Pilot. Swigert was a late replacement for the original CM pilot Ken Mattingly, who was grounded by the flight surgeon after exposure to German measles.


    The story of the Apollo 13 mission has been dramatized multiple times, most notably in the 1995 film Apollo 13.

    Crew

    Commander Jim Lovell
    Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert
    Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise

    Flight Directors

    Gene Kranz (lead) – White Team
    Glynn Lunney – Black Team
    Milt Windler – Maroon Team
    Gerry Griffin – Gold Team

  • Apollo 13

    Archive of Rare Apollo 13 Space Program collectibles

    Sold Price: $4,873 - Flown Apollo Lunar Module electrical interface schematic space collectible, 24.5 x 10.5, carried to the moon during the Apollo 13 space mission. A very relevant schematic as the conservation of power from the Command Module was vital in returning the crew safely to Earth after the near-catastrophic explosion.
    US$ 1,875 FLOWN ON APOLLO 13 FLOWN PAGE FROM THE LM LUNAR SURFACE MAPS BOOK FLOWN map page, 8.5 x 10 inches, showing LSE Fra Mauro-23, April 1970. With letters of provenance, including a copy of the provenance letter from George M. Colton, the Apollo 13 Book Manager for Lunar Graphics, who was gifted the entire book. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED: "FRED HAISE Apollo 13 LMP" and "JAMES LOVELL Apollo 13 CDR." George Colton's provenance letter reads in part: As Book Manager for Lunar Graphics used on the Apollo 13 mission it was my responsibility to produce all maps and charts, to include the Apollo 13 LM Lunar Surface Maps ... When I received the loose material back from the Army I took it to our in-house clean room where it was processed into the final book format. Each sheet was trimmed to final size and laminated back to back with the next page. Holes were punched, covers were prepared and rings were inserted to make the LM LUNAR SURFACE MAPS into a loose-leaf book. If you examine the rings carefully you will see that each ring has clear tubing on it. This is heat shrink tubing and keeps the rings from opening. Careful examination will show that this tubing is original and has not been disturbed since the original construction of the book. Two exact copies of each book are built. In this case it was serial number 1001 and 1002. Serial number 1001 is always designated to be the flight article and 1002 the backup. In the event that 1001 is damaged than 1002 can be substituted. In the case of Apollo 13 serial number 1001 was the book that was flown. The book LM LUNAR SURFACE MAPS, PART No. SKB32 100082-371, SERIAL NO. 1001 was given to me personally by Jim Lovell with all three crew members present, a few days after their return to the Johnson Space Center, Houston TX. This was part of a larger ceremony where other awards and presentations were made. This book has been continuously in my possession since it was given to me and it has not been altered in any way."
    This schematic measuring 24.5 x 10.5 inches flew on one of the key missions in Space history, the infamous Apollo 13. It was carried in the Command Module, Odyssey and detailed the Electrical Interface between Odyssey and the Lunar Module, Aquarius. A significant Schematic as when the oxygen tank exploded in the Service Module, the Command module started to lose power, so the crew had to use the Lunar Module as a lifeboat, whilst saving as much power as possible in the Command Module The Schematic has been signed and inscribed "Flown to the Moon Aboard Apollo 13 - Fred Haise LMP" and "James Lovell - CDR Apollo 13".
    James Lovell and Fred Haise Flown Apollo 13 Lunar Map -- Flown Map

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