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?

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

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

What is mission control?

• NASA staff who look after spacecraft

• NASA staff who are in space

• A spacecraft in space