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Aquarius, can you see any stars yet?
Apollo 13 makes headlines
Capcom Jack Lousma
Lunar Module
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Kraft wanted to fire the descent engine now, get the ship back on its free-return slingshot course, and when it emerged from behind the moon and reached the PC+2 point, execute any maneuvers that might be required to refine the trajectory or increase its speed.
Apollo 13 explosion by Alan Bean
Jerry Bostick – FIDO
Chuck Deiterich – RETRO
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When Scott tried to release the lunar module, he did not hold the button long enough so the lander got hung on the capture latches.
LM in lunar landing configuration. Photographed from CM
McDivitt & Schweickart show Spider’s landing gear to Scott before they pull away
LM ascent stage photographed from the CM
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Cronkite did not look good. He called Schirra over and thrust a sheet of wire-service copy at him. Schirra scanned the text hurriedly, and with each sentence his heart sank. This was bad. This was worse than bad. This was . . . unheard of. He had a thousand questions, but there wasn’t time to ask……
Jules Bergman, ABC Science Editor
Walter Cronkite & Wally Schirra, CBS
Jim Lovell family except son James
