Apollo 13

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  1. This is the:

    2. Your answer:
    damaged service module (SM)
    damaged command module (CM)
    damaged lunar module (LM)


  2. This device was used to:

    3. Your answer:
    replace the fuel cells
    filter the carbon dioxide out of the spacecraft
    filter the oxygen out of the spacecraft

  3. Which astronaut did NOT fly on the Apollo 13 mission?

    4. Your answer:
    ken mattingly
    jack swigert
    jim lovell

  4. What was the 1st problem the crew experienced?

    5. Your answer:
    the ship got hit by lightning
    one of the main engines quit after liftoff
    the computer malfunctioned

  5. What was the name given to the command module?

    6. Your answer:
    eagle
    odyssey
    gumdrop

  6. What caused the explosion?

    7. Your answer:
    getting hit by a meteor
    "stirring" the oxygen tanks
    turning on the fuel cells

  7. What did the astronauts use as a reference point for navigation to correct their course?

    8. Your answer:
    the moon in the window
    the earth in the window
    the constellation Orion

  8. Why did the astronauts move into the Lunar Module?

    9. Your answer:
    the command module's computer didn't work
    the command module was losing oxygen
    it had more room

  9. Who was the flight director for this mission?

    10. Your answer:
    gene kranz
    chris kraft
    neil armstrong

  10. What was the name of the Lunar Module?

    11. Your answer:
    Saturn V
    Spider
    Aquarius

  11. The extra electrical amps needed were drawn from:

    12. Your answer:
    the lem batteries
    the coffee maker
    the solar cells outside the ship

  12. The astronauts were in danger of poisioning by:

    13. Your answer:
    hydrogen
    carbon dioxide
    radiation

  13. The re-entry angle was off a little because of:

    14. Your answer:
    3 people in the lunar module
    not having moon rocks
    a cracked heat sheild

  14. Which astronaut flew in space again?

    15. Your answer:
    ken mattingly
    jim lovell
    fred haise

  15. Why was one of the original astronauts "scrubbed" from this mission?

    16. Your answer:
    exposure to the measles
    bad test flight
    exposure to the flu

  16. What did Gene Kranz's wife always give him before every launch?

    17. Your answer:
    a new car
    a new vest
    a rose

  17. What did Marilyn Lovell lose right before the launch?

    18. Your answer:
    her mother
    her daughters halloween costume
    her wedding ring

  18. This was planned to be the _________ moon landing.

    19. Your answer:
    6th
    3rd
    4th

  19. Lovell's crew replaced:

    20. Your answer:
    pete conrad's crew
    neil armstrong's crew
    alan shepard's crew

  20. Apollo 13's broadcast was carried on live TV.

    21. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  21. All of the Apollo 13 astronauts were married?

    22. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  22. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin visited with Fred Haise's father.

    23. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  23. Apollo 13 orbited the moon 3 times.

    24. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  24. The landing site had a typhoon warning.

    25. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  25. This mission was a successful failure.

    26. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

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