Community Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: TheBlackCat on May 05, 2010, 09:53:12 PM
Title: 40th anniversary special: 13 things that saved Apollo 13
Post by: TheBlackCat on May 05, 2010, 09:53:12 PM
For the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission, this is a pretty cool set of articles listing 13 things that were critical to the survival of the Astronauts on the Apollo 13 spacecraft. Some were acts of genius or hard work, some were total coincidence, and many are lesser-known, but without all of them one of the greatest rescues in history would probably have ended much more tragically.
The Hatch That Wouldn't Close (http://www.universetoday.com/2010/04/11/13-things-that-saved-apollo-13-part-2-the-hatch-that-wouldnt-close/)
Charlie Duke's Measles (http://www.universetoday.com/2010/04/12/13-things-that-saved-apollo-13-part-3-charlie-dukes-measles/)
Using the LM for Propulsion (http://www.universetoday.com/2010/04/13/13-things-that-saved-apollo-13-part-4-using-the-lm-for-propulsion/)
Unexplained Shutdown of the Saturn V Center Engine (http://www.universetoday.com/2010/04/14/13-things-that-saved-apollo-13-part-5-unexplained-shutdown-of-the-saturn-v-center-engine/)
Navigating by Earth's Terminator (http://www.universetoday.com/2010/04/16/13-things-that-saved-apollo-13-part-6-navigating-by-earths-terminator/)
The Apollo 1 Fire (http://www.universetoday.com/2010/04/18/13-things-that-saved-apollo-13-part-7-the-apollo-1-fire/)
The Command Module Wasn't Severed (http://www.universetoday.com/2010/04/19/13-things-that-saved-apollo-13-part-8-the-command-module-wasnt-severed/)
Position of the Tanks (http://www.universetoday.com/2010/04/21/13-things-that-saved-apollo-13-part-9-position-of-the-tanks/)
The Mission Operations Team (http://www.universetoday.com/2010/05/05/13-things-that-saved-apollo-13-part-13-the-mission-operations-team/)
Title: Re: 40th anniversary special: 13 things that saved Apollo 13
Post by: Caliban on May 05, 2010, 11:08:59 PM
I got to re-watch my copy of "When we left the Earth". The beginnings of the space programs are so friggin' cool, and the footage they have just makes it that much more awesome.
