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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Astronaut John Swigert with "Mailbox
Title
Astronaut John Swigert with "Mailbox
Title
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Full Description:
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Astronaut John L. Swigert, Jr., Apollo 13 Command Module Pilot, holds the "mailbox" a jerry-rigged arrangement which the Apollo 13 astronauts built to use the Command Module lithium hydroxide canisters to purge carbon dioxide from the Lunar Module. Lithium hydroxide is used to scrub CO2 from the spacecraft atmosphere. Since there was a limited amount of lithium hydroxide in the Lunar Module, this arrangement was rigged up using the canisters from the Command Module. The "mailbox" was designed and tested on the ground at the Manned Spacecraft Center before it was suggested to the problem-plagued Apollo 13 crewmen. Because of the explosion of an oxygen tank in the Service Module, the three astronauts had to use the Lunar Module as a "lifeboat.
Full_Description
Astronaut John L. Swigert, Jr., Apollo 13 Command Module Pilot, holds the "mailbox" a jerry-rigged arrangement which the Apollo 13 astronauts built to use the Command Module lithium hydroxide canisters to purge carbon dioxide from the Lunar Module. Lithium hydroxide is used to scrub CO2 from the spacecraft atmosphere. Since there was a limited amount of lithium hydroxide in the Lunar Module, this arrangement was rigged up using the canisters from the Command Module. The "mailbox" was designed and tested on the ground at the Manned Spacecraft Center before it was suggested to the problem-plagued Apollo 13 crewmen. Because of the explosion of an oxygen tank in the Service Module, the three astronauts had to use the Lunar Module as a "lifeboat.
Full Description
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Date:
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04/17/1970
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NASA Center:
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Johnson Space Center
NASA_Center
Johnson Space Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Astronauts
Subject_Category
Astronauts
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Apollo Spacecraft
Subject_Category
Apollo Spacecraft
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Apollo 13
Subject_Category
Apollo 13
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Apollo
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Keywords:
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John
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Keywords:
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13
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Keywords:
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Swigert
Keywords
Swigert
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Mailbox
Keywords
Mailbox
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Lithium
Keywords
Lithium
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Hydroxide
Keywords
Hydroxide
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Scrubber
Keywords
Scrubber
Keywords
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Apollo 13
facet_what
Apollo 13
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
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facet_who:
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Jack Swigert
facet_who
Jack Swigert
facet_who
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facet_when:
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04-17-1970
facet_when
04-17-1970
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1970
facet_when_year
1970
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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AS13-62-9004
Image_#
AS13-62-9004
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0055
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0055
UID
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Center:
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JSC
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Center Number:
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AS13-62-9004
Center_Number
AS13-62-9004
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2002-000055
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2002-000055
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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