The problem encountered by Apollo 13 was an oxygen tank explosion that caused a loss of electrical power, cabin heat, and potable water, putting the crew in danger. This forced the mission to be aborted and the crew to use the lunar module as a lifeboat to survive their return to Earth.
"Houston, we have a problem" was said during the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. This phrase was actually slightly misquoted from the actual communication, which was "Houston, we've had a problem."
The Apollo 13 spacecraft was approximately 36.2 feet tall.
The crew of Apollo 13 survived. While they encountered a near-fatal crisis during their mission to land on the moon in 1970, their spacecraft was able to return safely to Earth.
Apollo 13 found out there was a problem on April 13, 1970, while they were en route to the Moon. An oxygen tank exploded on board, causing a critical power loss and life-threatening situation for the crew.
Jim Lovell famously reported, "Houston, we have a problem" during the Apollo 13 mission. The problem was an oxygen tank explosion that disabled the spacecraft and put the crew in danger.
"Houston, we have a problem" was said during the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. This phrase was actually slightly misquoted from the actual communication, which was "Houston, we've had a problem."
The Apollo 13 spacecraft was approximately 36.2 feet tall.
Huston, we have a problem!
The crew of Apollo 13 survived. While they encountered a near-fatal crisis during their mission to land on the moon in 1970, their spacecraft was able to return safely to Earth.
Apollo 13
Apollo 13 (starring Tom Hanks, "Houston, we have a problem.")
"Apollo 13" (1995).
Apollo 13
Apollo 13 found out there was a problem on April 13, 1970, while they were en route to the Moon. An oxygen tank exploded on board, causing a critical power loss and life-threatening situation for the crew.
Jim Lovell famously reported, "Houston, we have a problem" during the Apollo 13 mission. The problem was an oxygen tank explosion that disabled the spacecraft and put the crew in danger.
Luckily for the Apollo 13 astronauts the explosion of the Apollo space craft took place a few hours before they were to separate for the moon landing.They used the Lunar module to travel back to the earth.
The first major problem occured before the flight; the Command Module (Ken Mattingly) pilot was grounded by flight doctors after being exposed to German Measles; Mattingly was not immune and it was considered too risky for him to fly. Mattingly was replaced by John Swigert. The most serious problem, of course, was the explosion of a fuel cell oxygen tank which made the service module too risky to use for the remainder of the mission.