Apollo 13

:This article is about the Moon mission. There is also a film)/">movie by the name of Apollo 13.

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Apollo 13 was an American space mission, part of the Apollo program. It was intended to be the third mission to land on the Moon, but instead is famous for the critical malfunction it suffered and its difficult but successful return home.

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• Jim Lovell (flew on Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 & Apollo 13), commander
• John Swigert (flew on Apollo 13), command module pilot
• Fred Haise (flew on Apollo 13), lunar module pilot
• Ken Mattingly was originally slated to be command module pilot, but he was removed from the flight three days before launch after being exposed to German Measles. He later flew as command module pilot on Apollo 16.

Backup crew

• John Young, commander
• John Swigert, command module pilot
• Charles Duke, lunar module pilot

Support crew

• Vance Brand
• Jack Lousma
• Bill Pogue
• Joe Kerwin

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Apollo program: The Apollo program was a NASA spaceflight endeavor that landed the first humans on Earth's moon. Conceived during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Apollo began in earnest after US President John F. Kennedy announced his support for a manned moon landing on May 25, 1961, as part of a special ...

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