Houston, We've Had a Problem

The astronauts first knew they had trouble when

• the service module blew up

• Houston contacted them and told them that there was a problem

• they started losing oxygen and electricity rapidly

• they began to suffocate

The astronauts safely landed in the ocean in the

• main ship

• service module

• lunar module

• command module

How did the makeshift filter help the crew

• It gave them more electrical power.

• It let them have enough oxygen to get home.

• It kept the spacecraft from overheating.

• It gave them something to do so they wouldn't panic.

Teamwork saved the crew of the Apollo 13 mission. True or False. Explain your answer using a complete sentence.

List three compliments that the movie reviewer includes to encourage readers to go see Apollo 13.

There are several books written about Apollo 13, two of them by Commander Jim Lovell. Which would help you to better understand what the astronauts went through watching the film Apollo 13 or reading of of these books? Why?

Have you seen the movie Apollo 13?

• Yes, I have seen it.

• No, I have not seen it.

• I had never heard of Apollo 13 until today.