Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
View of damaged Apollo 13 Service Module from the Lunar/Command Modules
Description:
This view of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module (SM), with the Moon in the distant background, was photographed from the Lunar Module/Command Module following SM jettisoning. The Command Module (CM), still docked with the Lunar Module (LM), is in the foreground. An entire panel on the SM was blown away by the apparent explosion of oxygen tank number two located in Sector 4 of the SM. Three fuel cells, two oxygen tanks, and two hdyrogren tanks are located in Sector 4. The damaged area is forward (above) the S-band high gain antenna. The damage to the SM caused the Apollo 13 crewmen to use the LM as a "lifeboat". The LM was jettisoned just prior to Earth reentry by the CM.
Date Taken:
1970-04-17
Program:
Apollo
Mission:
Apollo XIII
Subject Terms:
PROJECT
Subject Terms:
APOLLO
Subject Terms:
PHOTOGRAPHS
Subject Terms:
MODULES
Subject Terms:
SERVICE
Subject Terms:
13
Subject Terms:
DAMAGE
Subject Terms:
ASSESSMENT
Subject Terms:
FAILURE
Subject Terms:
ANALYSIS
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Apollo 13
facet_what:
Modules
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
AS13-59-8513
Film Type:
70mm BW
UID:
SPD-JSC-AS13-59-8513
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View of damaged Apollo 13 Service Module from the Lunar/Command Modules