Apollo 13 crisis Trivia Questions

The command module 'Odyssey' is on display at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia, a popular attraction.

After the service module explosion, the crew powered down the command module and used the Lunar Module's oxygen, power, and engines to return safely.

The explosion happened about 56 hours into the mission, well before the planned lunar landing, which was set for about 77 hours in.

Astronaut Jack Swigert said 'Houston, we've had a problem' first. Mission control responded, not initiating the phrase. The film popularized the misquote.

Ground engineers improvised a solution using only onboard materials like duct tape, plastic bags, and a flight manual cover, then relayed instructions to the crew to build the makeshift scrubber.

Despite cold, stress, and limited power, the crew remained conscious throughout, though they faced hypothermia and sleep deprivation.

All Apollo missions had two oxygen tanks in the service module; Apollo 13's tank was a spare from Apollo 10 that had been modified, which contributed to the failure.

The patch does include the motto 'Ex Luna, Scientia' (From the Moon, Knowledge), reflecting Apollo 13's scientific objectives. It was designed before the crisis and remains a verifiable historical detail.