Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
View of Mission Control Center during the Apollo 13 oxygen cell failure
Description:
Several persons important to the Apollo 13 mission, at consoles in the Mission Operations Control Room of the Mission Control Center (MCC). Seated at consoles, from left to right, are Astronaut Donald K. Slayton, Director of Flight Crew Operations; Astronaut Jack R. Lousma, Shift 3 spacecraft communicator; and Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 13 back-up crew. Standing, left to right, are Astronaut Tom K. Mattingly, who was replaced as Apollo 13 command module pilot after it was learned he may come down with measles, and Astronaut Vance D. Brand, Shift 2 spacecraft communicator. Several hours earlier crew members of the Apollo 13 mission reported to MCC that trouble had developed with an oxygen cell in their spacecraft.
Date Taken:
1970-04-14
Program:
Apollo
Mission:
Apollo XIII
Subject Terms:
ASTRONAUTS
Subject Terms:
FLIGHT
Subject Terms:
PROJECT
Subject Terms:
PERSONNEL
Subject Terms:
APOLLO
Subject Terms:
TEXAS
Subject Terms:
CONSOLES
Subject Terms:
CONTROL
Subject Terms:
GROUND
Subject Terms:
BASED
Subject Terms:
INTEGRATED
Subject Terms:
MISSION
Subject Terms:
CENTER
Subject Terms:
SPACE
Subject Terms:
13
Subject Terms:
EMERGENCIES
Subject Terms:
JOHNSON
facet_what:
Apollo 13
facet_what:
Mission Control Center (MCC-H)
facet_where:
Texas
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
S70-34902
Film Type:
35mm BW
UID:
SPD-JSC-S70-34902
original url:

View of Mission Control Center during the Apollo 13 oxygen cell failure