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Topic: April 11-17, 1970: Remembering Apollo 13
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted April 14, 2010 12:08 AM
   
collectSPACE: Apollo 13 astronauts share surprises from their 'successful failure' Tuesday, April 13, 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the in-flight emergency onboard Apollo 13. With the call to Mission Control, "Houston, we've had a problem," the goal for the astronauts and flight controllers went from landing men on the Moon to bringing them safely back to Earth. To mark the flight's four decades, author Andrew Chaikin shares the crew's insights into their "successful failure." Space Station, we've had a problem: Stuck valve recalls Apollo 13 Forty years after astronauts called down from space reporting, "Houston, we've had a problem," it was Mission Control's turn Tuesday to call up to the crew with a similar but far-less life-threatening call. |
FFrench
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From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted April 14, 2010 12:11 AM
An interesting radio interview by Kerrie Dougherty, with a lot about Australia's role (tracking stations) in Apollo 13... |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 24283
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted April 14, 2010 09:14 AM
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission, for 13 days, Universe Today is featuring "13 Things That Saved Apollo 13," discussing different turning points of the mission with NASA engineer Jerry Woodfill. |
astroborg
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From: Woodbridge, VA, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted April 14, 2010 02:20 PM
Great link, Robert. I learned a number of things I hadn't heard of previously. |
music_space
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From: Canada
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted April 17, 2010 09:06 PM
A team of scientists at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies who were called upon to figure out what was needed to separate the two parts of the Apollo 13 spacecraft using pressurized oxygen have received the Pioneer award from the Canadian Air and Space Museum.See this article from the Globe and Mail. |
micropooz
Member Posts: 1154
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted April 18, 2010 04:13 PM
Congrats to Jerry Woodfill for publicizing the unsung role of the MER. From a Shuttle MER guy (from 1988-1998) - this was one of the many times when we made the MCC guys look like heroes... |
328KF
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Registered: Apr 2008
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posted May 10, 2010 01:21 PM
I found these newly released Apollo 13 recovery photos among a series of articles concerning the 40th anniversary of Apollo 13. A unique account of the recovery activities onboard the carrier.Editor's note: Threads merged. |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 2776
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted April 13, 2011 02:57 PM
On this day 41 years ago...Swigert: "Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here." |
RocketmanRob
Member Posts: 227
From: New York City USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted April 14, 2011 10:12 PM
I had the opportunity to take the Level 9 tour in Houston actually stand in the Apollo MOCR on the 13th. It was a strange feeling to be standing in that room 41 years later thinking about those words on the anniversary. A strange and fantastic feeling. |
LM-12
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From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted April 21, 2012 11:24 AM
How long did the Apollo 13 spacecraft fly in the CM/LM configuration - in other words, what was the duration between SM separation and LM jettison? |
canyon42
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Registered: Mar 2006
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posted April 21, 2012 12:01 PM
Around three hours or so, I believe. Or at least I think it was that long after they jettisoned the SM before reentry--not sure at what exact point they also released Aquarius. |
Sy Liebergot
Member Posts: 446
From: Pearland, Texas USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted April 21, 2012 01:47 PM
Pretty close. My records show SM Sep at 138:02 GET. LM Sep at 141:30 GET. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 412
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted April 21, 2012 01:57 PM
So that would be about 3 hours and 28 minutes in the CM/LM configuration — a configuration the crew probably never even trained for before launch. I believe that re-entry was about an hour after LM jettison.Here is a high-resolution photo of the SM after separation. Is that thermal insulation inside the SM where the CM heatshield was located? |
LM-12
Member Posts: 412
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted April 22, 2012 05:27 PM
Looks like the CM/SM SEP and CSM/LM SEP switches are located on this section of the Command Module Main Control Panel. |
mikej
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From: Germantown, WI USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted April 22, 2012 06:35 PM
I've annotated the LM Jettison switch and several other Apollo 13-related switches and gauges on my Apollo Command Module Main Display (Apollo 13) page. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 412
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted April 22, 2012 07:16 PM
Thanks for that link. The larger versions of the control panel are impressive. It is interesting to see where the switches and gauges mentioned are actually located.The nasa.gov website has a 1969 version of the Apollo Command Module Main Control Panel with striped covers over the two CM/SM SEP switches. |
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