Apollo 13 at Launch Complex 39A
Dublin Core
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.
Contributing Project
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
Collection
Citation
“Apollo 13 at Launch Complex 39A,” RICHES, accessed December 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5898.