Apollo 13

Where was the Apollo 13 launched from?

• Kennedy Space Centre

• Houston Space Centre

• Washington Space Centre

• New York Space Centre

Which members of the Apollo 13 crew had never been to the moon before?

• Jack Swigert

• James Lovell

• Fred Haise

What were the names of the two spacecraft that made up Apollo 13?

• Scorpion

• Aquarius

• Odyssey

• Gemini

Choose one word that means "to cry out in surprise"

• Exclaimed

• Frowned

Look at the section title An Explosion. Find and copy one word that means to not give up and keep going.

• immense

• resilience

Was life in space a life-threatening experience?

• true

• false

How do you think the crew might have felt when they saw oxygen escaping into space from their window?

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Explain why the conditions aboard the Aquarius were very difficult for the crew.

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What qualities do you think the astronauts needed to help them through the scary situation during the Apollo 13 mission?

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What is mission control?

• NASA staff who look after spacecraft

• NASA staff who are in space

• A spacecraft in space