Luckily for Apollo 13, the spaceship was made up of two independent spaceships, Odyssey and Aquarius. Odyssey, where the problem occurred, had a healthy backup, Aquarius. Aquarius wasn’t supposed to be turned on until the spaceship was close to landing on the moon. It didn’t have a protective heat shield to survive the trip back to Earth, but it was the only solution to keep the crew alive long enough to get there. Then the astronauts would have to switch back to Odyssey for the rest of the trip to Earth. Lovell with fellow crewmembers, worked on conserving both water and electrical power in sufficient supply to assure their survival and safety while in space and for returning to Earth. Lovell piloted the spaceship around the moon and back home and Apollo 13 returned safely on April 17 1970. Jim Lovell completed his fourth mission as a Spacecraft Commander of the Apollo 13 flight; he became the first man to journey to the moon twice. Although the Apollo 13’s design problems may have left a mark on NASA’s reputation, it also stands as an example of how it solved a life-threatening problem in space with the help of their talented
Luckily for Apollo 13, the spaceship was made up of two independent spaceships, Odyssey and Aquarius. Odyssey, where the problem occurred, had a healthy backup, Aquarius. Aquarius wasn’t supposed to be turned on until the spaceship was close to landing on the moon. It didn’t have a protective heat shield to survive the trip back to Earth, but it was the only solution to keep the crew alive long enough to get there. Then the astronauts would have to switch back to Odyssey for the rest of the trip to Earth. Lovell with fellow crewmembers, worked on conserving both water and electrical power in sufficient supply to assure their survival and safety while in space and for returning to Earth. Lovell piloted the spaceship around the moon and back home and Apollo 13 returned safely on April 17 1970. Jim Lovell completed his fourth mission as a Spacecraft Commander of the Apollo 13 flight; he became the first man to journey to the moon twice. Although the Apollo 13’s design problems may have left a mark on NASA’s reputation, it also stands as an example of how it solved a life-threatening problem in space with the help of their talented