How Apollo 13 Got Home
In short: After an oxygen tank explosion crippled Apollo 13, NASA engineers and the crew used creative problem-solving and a 'lifeboat' strategy to return the astronauts safely to Earth.
A 1:32 short film in the series “How It Worked”.
Sources used in this film: NASA, “NASA Lewis Aided Apollo 13 Investigation - NASA”; NASA, “Apollo 13: The Successful Failure - NASA”; National Air and Space Museum, “Lithium Hydroxide Canister, Mock-up, Apollo 13 Emergency | National Air and Space Museum”; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, “Apollo 13”.
Sources used in this film
- NASA — NASA Lewis Aided Apollo 13 Investigation - NASA · View →
- NASA — Apollo 13: The Successful Failure - NASA · View →
- National Air and Space Museum — Lithium Hydroxide Canister, Mock-up, Apollo 13 Emergency | National Air and Space Museum · View →
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration — Apollo 13 · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: NASA Lewis Aided Apollo 13 Investigation - NASA
- Also: NASA: Apollo 13: The Successful Failure - NASA
- Also: National Air and Space Museum: Lithium Hydroxide Canister, Mock-up, Apollo 13 Emergency | National Air and Space Museum
- Also: National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Apollo 13
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