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By the time Flight Director Kranz heard Lovell’s report, of “Houston, we’ve had a problem. ” three controllers had reported related problems. Kranz was wondering which problem Lovell was reporting, as he started relaying the long list of warning indications from the spacecraft displays.
Gene Kranz Lead Flight Director for Apollo 13
EECOM, Sy Liebergot
CapCom, Jack Lousma
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Swigert: I believe we’ve had a problem here!
CapComm: This is Houston. Say again, please.
Lovell: Houston, we’ve had a problem.
Section of Apollo CM main panel. H2 and O2 fan switches circled.
Section of Apollo CM Control panel. Main Bus A and B Undervolt lights circled.
Section of Apollo CM Control Panel. Cryogenic Tank Level indicators circled.
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As Lovell prepared for the thruster adjustments, Haise finished closing down the LEM and drifted through the tunnel back toward the command module and Swigert threw the switch to stir all 4 cryogenic tanks.
Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo spacecraft comparison
Apollo Service Module diagram
Image from the unaired Apollo 13 TV show just before the problem occurred
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Milt Windier’s team at mission control quickly reviewed the status of the remaining four engines, ran the computations for the new engine cutoff times, and passed them to the crew.
POGO. Experienced on the S-II stage of Apollo 13
Saturn V, S-II stage, engine cluster
Docking with the Lunar Module
