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Q: Why was the Apollo 13 mission so important?
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Apollo 13 why was Alan not allowed to command the mission?

The problem with the Apollo 13 , was the commander was alright so there was no need for Alan B. Shepherd to join the crew. mattingly was sick. So Swigert replaced him.


Apollo 2 crew?

Apollo 2 was an unmanned mission, so it had no crew.


Which Apollo mission has astroauts walking on the moon?

Every Apollo mission had astronauts walking on the moon.


What astronout did not fly the Apollo 13?

Well, The crew that was supposed to go on Apollo 13 was Alan Sheppard's crew, but he got an ongoing ear infection so he and his crew got bumped. Afterwards, Jim Lovell and his crew (Fred Haise, and Ken Mattingly) were assigned for the Apollo 13 mission, but because the doctors thought Ken Mattingly was going to have the measles, he got bumped from the mission and was replaced with Jack Swigert. Hope this helps! :)


What moons or planets have the Apollo 13 studied?

The Apollo 13 mission was part of NASA's Apollo program, which was designed to land men on the Earth's moon. Apollo 13 failed, however, due to an explosion in one of their oxygen tanks. The crew survived and returned to Earth, but they never landed on the moon. They did take pictures of the moon, however, so it could be said, in response to your question, that they studied Earth's moon.


How many survivors where there in the Apollo 13?

There were no casualties on Apollo 13. So there were 3 survivors, which was everybody on the spacecraft.


What happened to Apollo 18 crew members?

Nothing what so ever happened to the Apollo 18 astronauts. The reason being there never ever was a Apollo 18 moon mission. Apollo 17 was the last moon mission launchedby N.A.S.A.


Why is ken scrubbed from Apollo 13?

Thomas Ken Mattingly was sick with jaundiceand so John L Swigert who was the back up crew member took his place for the mission.


Why was Apollo 13 moon mission so unlucky?

First of all, It is the number 13. Secondly, It was planned to leave on the 13th day of the month, at the 13th hour of the day, at the 13 minute of the day. That is unlucky


Why are the Apollo spacecrafts called Apollo?

Apollo was the name of the project that was attempting to get men to the moon. The program was named after the Greek god of light and music by NASA manager Abe Silverstein. There were various parts of the mission, starting with basic tests of the components that would be used, such as the modules and the rockets. Some of the missions sent unmanned rockets into space. The first mission was Apollo 1, then Apollo 2 and so on. Apollo 7 was the first of the Apollo missions to take men into space. Apollo 11 was the first one to land on the moon. Apollo 17 was the last Apollo mission.


What is so important about Apollo the god?

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Which mission landed the first man on moon?

Well none. People may think that it was Apollo 11, but Apollo 11 was a hoax, and so was the rest of the Apollo 'moon landings'.