Apollo 13: Debate & Diplomacy

Why did Apollo 13 fail the main Moon mission?

• They were not ready to go to space

• An oxygen tank exploded

• Ken Mattingly got measles

Who were the astronauts on the ship?

• Jim Lovell,

  Fred Haise,

  Jack Swigert

• Jim Lovell,

  Ken Mattingly,

  Jack Swigert

• Paul McCartney,

  Ringo Starr,

  George Harrison

• Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin,

  Michael Collins

What was the famous sentence spoken on Apollo 13?

• "Ah, Houston, we have a problem."

• "Did you guys see the new Lamborghini Countach?"

• "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Where did the Apollo 13 launch from?

• Kennedy Space Center

• Houston, TX

• Hawaii

• Outer Space

What year was the Apollo 13 mission?

• 1963

• 1980

• 1969

• 1970

What is the poisonous gas the crew has to create a filter for?

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• helium

• carbon dioxide

How many astronauts were there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Where did they land on April 17th?

• In the Antartica

• In the desert

• In the Pacific Ocean

What mainly alerted crew to the fact that an oxygen tank had exploded?

• They heard a sharp bang and a vibration.

• There were water droplets on the walls, ceiling and floor.

• They saw the fuel leaking out of the spacecraft.

• The tank reached 200 psi.

Which is the correct "sequence of events"?

• An oxygen tank exploded, The crew landed in the ocean, The astronauts moved to the LM, Carbon Dioxide reached a dangerous level.

• Carbon Dioxide reached a dangerous level, The astronauts moved to the LM, The crew landed in the ocean, An oxygen tank exploded.

• An oxygen tank exploded, The Carbon Dioxide reached a dangerous level, They crew moved to the LM, They landed safely in the ocean.

• An oxygen tank exploded, The crew moved to the LM, The Carbon Dioxide reached a dangerous level, The crew landed safely in the ocean.