The Race to Save Apollo 13

What was the name of the spacecraft that carried the astronauts into space?

• Homer

• Aquarius

• Odyssey

• Zeus

Who was the flight director for the Apollo 13 mission?

• James Lovell

• Jack Sweigert

• Eugene Kranz

• Sy Libergot

Who was the head astronaut for the Apollo 13 mission?

• James Lovell

• Eugene Kranz

• Jack Sweigert

• Sy Libergot

What was the main problem with the command module?

• It was leaking oil

• There was an explosion

• Someone clogged the toilet

• The power would not come on

What was the main purpose of the LEM?

• To steer the spacecraft

• To make the spacecraft go

• to land on earth

• to land on the moon

Why were the astronauts going to use the moon's gravity?

• To save fuel

• To save electricity

• To get home

• To keep orbiting so they could study the moon

What ocean did the spacecraft land in?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Arctic

• Indian

What is the famous line associated with this mission?

• "Houston, we have a problem"

• "Houston, there's a problem up here"

• "Houston, we've had a problem"

• "Houston, we've got a problem here"

Where was the initial mission headed?

• The Sea of Tranquility

• The Ocean of Storms

• Fra Mauro

• The Sea of Monsters

What were the astronauts losing when the accident occoured?

• Oil

• Pressure

• Smoke

• Oxygen