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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
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During the Apollo era, North American-Downey built the Apollo Command & Service Module. After each completed spacecraft, Nasa conducted formal reviews of the build paper work before each vehicle was accepted for flight.
Apollo 13 launch day breakfast
Jack Swigert suiting up for launch
Launch of Apollo 13
