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Apollo 13 (AS-508): Houston, We Have A Problem.
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Apollo 13 (AS-508): Houston, we have a problem.
The Apollo 13 mission was launched at 2:13 p.m. EST, April 11, 1970 from
launch complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. The space vehicle crew consisted of
James A. Lovell, Jr. commander, John L. Swigert, Jr., command module pilot and
Fred W. Haise, Jr. ....
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....d, in turn, causing the
blow-out plug on the vacuum jacket to rupture. Some mechanism in bay 4 combined
with the oxygen buildup in that bay to cause a rapid pressure rise which
resulted in separation of the outer panel. The panel struck one of the dishes of
the high-gain antenna. The panel separation shock closed the fuel cell 1 and 3
oxygen reactant shut-off valves and several propellant and helium isolation
valves in the reaction control system. Data were lost for about 1.8 seconds as
the high.... |
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