Apollo 13

What was the name given to the command module?

• Eagle

• Aquarius

• Iylliad

• Odyssey

Why did the astronauts move into the Lunar Module?

• The LEM was losing oxygen.

• It had more room.

• The command module was losing oxygen.

• The command module computer didn't work.

The extra electrical amps needed were drawn from:

• the coffee maker

• the solar cells outside the ship

• flashlight batteries

• the LEM batteries

Where did the astronauts of Apollo 13 splashdown?

• The North Atlantic Ocean near the Bahamas

• The South Pacific Ocean near Samao

• The North Atlantic Ocean near Turks and Caicos

• The Indian Ocean near Madagascar

Mission Control is located in which city?

• Houston

• Orlando

• Texas

• Washington D.C.

Apollo 13 was recovered by the ___________ after a successful splashdown.

• USS Boxer

• USS New Orleans

• USS Valley Forge

• USS Iwo Jima

What two things happened immediately after the big bang the crew heard on the Apollo 13 shuttle?

• Electrical fluctuates and the attitude thrusters fired on their own.

• Power went out.

• Cabin Fire.

• They went off course and spiraled.

What caused the explosion?

• turning off the fuel cells.

• "stirring" the oxygen tanks.

• turning on the microwave.

• getting hit by a meteor.

What was the first problem the crew experienced?

• the computer malfunctioned

• the ship got hit by lightning

• one of the main engines quit after liftoff

• none of the above

The astronauts were in danger of poisoning by:

• carbon dioxide

• hydrogen gas

• Arsenic

• radiation