Apollo 13

USA

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	11.04.1970
Launch time:	19:13 UT
Launch site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:	39-A
Altitude:	184 - 186 km
Inclination:	32,55°
Landing date:	17.04.1970
Landing time:	18:07 UT
Landing site:	21° 63' S, 165° 37' W

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Lovell	James Arthur, Jr. "Shaky"	CDR	4	5d 22h 54m	1,5
2	Swigert	John Leonard, Jr. "Jack"	CMP	1	5d 22h 54m	1,5
3	Haise	Fred Wallace, Jr. "Pecky"	LMP	1	5d 22h 54m	1,5

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Lovell
2	Swigert
3	Haise

Landing
1	Swigert
2	Lovell
3	Haise

Backup Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job
1	Young	John Watts	CDR
2	Swigert	John Leonard, Jr. "Jack"	CMP
3	Duke	Charles Moss, Jr. "Chuck"	LMP

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Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing in the South Pacific between New Zeeland and Samoa.

Third lunar landing attempt. The mission was aborted after rupture of service module oxygen tank. The explosion of the fuel cell tank onboard, resulting in loss of all power and oxygen, forced Apollo 13 to circle the moon without landing and immediately return to Earth. Life risk for the astronauts because of oxygen and energy-problems. The energy was pushed down to the lowest minimum and it became very cold in the LM. LM was used as "lifeboat"; course corrections with LM power. The recovery ship was "USS Ivo Jima".