Apollo 13 at Launch Complex 39A

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Title

Apollo 13 at Launch Complex 39A

Alternative Title

Apollo 13 at Launch Complex 39A

Subject

John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
Merritt Island (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Apollo Project (U.S.)
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft)

Description

The famous and ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) of John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Merritt Island, Florida. The mission was crewed by Mission Commander Jim Lovell (1928-), Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise (1933-), and Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert (1931-1982). Apollo 13 was termed a "successful failure," because the crew survived even though they did not accomplish its original objective of landing on the moon. Apollo 13 launched on April 11, 1970, but an oxygen tank in the Service Module had exploded around 56 hours into the mission, as a result of a series of mismatched modifications and unfortunate testing, causing the mission and the astronauts being put in jeopardy. The Moon landing did not happen, but the astronauts landed safely in the Pacific Ocean on April 17.

Source

Original black and white photographic print, March 24, 1970: Larry Summers Collection.

Date Created

1970-03-24

Contributor

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, March 24, 1970.

Is Part Of

Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

102 KB

Medium

1 black and white photographic print

Type

Still Image

Coverage

John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Geography Teacher

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Larry Summers and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Curator

Michlowitz, Robert
Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

External Reference

"Apollo 13." National Aeronautics and Space Administration. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo13.html#.Vi-cdn6rTGg.
"APOLLO 13 (AS-508)." Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. http://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/landing-missions/apollo13.cfm.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 black and white photographic print

Citation

“Apollo 13 at Launch Complex 39A,” RICHES, accessed December 7, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5898.

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