April 11th, 1970
- Apollo 13 lifts off of Cape Conaveral
- The space craft finishes a maneuver technique, then docs with Aquarius
- The space craft finishes a maneuver technique, then docs with Aquarius
Apollo mission number 13's liftoff
April 12th, 1970
- Jack swigert fires odyssey's engines to leave the free-return trajectory ( when in space it's important to stay on course so you don't waist fuel)
April 13th, 1970
- At 8:56 pm the crew finishes of a televised broadcast, and the crew was told to go cryo stir the oxygen and hydrogen tanks
- At 9:07 pm oxygen tank 2 explodes Swigert radios "Houston we've had a problem"
- At 10:50 pm the crew powers down odyssey and powers up Aquarius ( aquarius has a life support system in it)
- At 9:07 pm oxygen tank 2 explodes Swigert radios "Houston we've had a problem"
- At 10:50 pm the crew powers down odyssey and powers up Aquarius ( aquarius has a life support system in it)
April 14th, 1970
- At 2:43 am they use Aquariuses engines to get into a free return trajectory using the gravity of the moon to swing them back around toward earth's gravity
- 6:15 pm Haise, and swigert get their first view of the moon. They take lot's of pictures, but also lose contact with mission control as they Maneuver around the moon
- 6:15 pm Haise, and swigert get their first view of the moon. They take lot's of pictures, but also lose contact with mission control as they Maneuver around the moon
April 15th, 1970
- 3:38 am Aquarius is starting to build up Carbon Dioxide, canisters are being assembled to attempt to stop the build up of pressure
- 2:23 pm a second explosion occurs taking out 1/4 of the left over power in the shuttle
10:31 pm the space shuttle swerves off course, then Aquarius engines are activated to get back on the right course
- 2:23 pm a second explosion occurs taking out 1/4 of the left over power in the shuttle
10:31 pm the space shuttle swerves off course, then Aquarius engines are activated to get back on the right course