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Lovell’s disappointment with Kranz’s decision to not run another star check was quickly becoming academic since the time to conduct it was running out anyway.
Apollo 13 Saturn IVB upper stage impact point
Apollo 13’s view from Aquarius as it rounds the Moon
Leaving the Moon
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“They’re all coming out,” Swigert said, straining for a glimpse through Lovell’s window.
“You said it,” Lovell said. “There’s Nunki, there’s Antares. We may have enough here for that confidence check.”
Gimbal Lock
Oblique view of lunar far side, photographed from Apollo 13
View of the lunar far side showing crater Tsiolkovsky taken from Apollo 13
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Electricity was in short supply. A fully functioning, up-and running LEM required about 55 amps of current to operate.
Ken Mattingly, Joe Kerwin
Tom Kelly Grumman Engineer
Kraft, McDivitt, Gilruth
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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.
