Apollo 13 by Laura B. Edge
Author:Laura B. Edge
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Nonfiction, Young Adult Nonfiction, Young Adults, Technology, Aeronautics, Astronautics, Space Science, Space, Science, Astronomy, Astronomer, Stars and Galaxies, Nature, Science, Disasters, Weather, Apollo, Project Apollo, Apollo Missions, NASA, NASA History, Space Race, Space Accident, Space Exploration, Astronaut, Astronauts, Galaxy, Moon, Moon Landings, Lunar Landing, Lunar Exploration, Spaceflight, Space Vehicle, Space Program, Space Agency, US Space Program, Spacecraft, Spaceship, History, Accident, Houston, We Have a Problem, STEM, Failure, Successful Failure, Ingenuity, Creativity, Experiment, Experimental, Improvise, Improvising, Brainstorm, Communication, Teamwork, Near Disasters, Jim Lovell, James A. Lovell, Fred Haise, Fred W. Haise Jr., Jack Swigert, John L. Swigert Jr., Ken Mattingly, Gene Kranz, Mission Control, Lunar Lifeboat, Lunar Module, Command Module, Odyssey, Aquarius, Age of Aquarius, 1969, 1960s, 1970, 1970s, Space Mission, Apollo 13 Mission, Apollo 13 Movie, Explosion, Explosions in Space, John F. Kennedy Jr., JFK, Hidden Figures, Katherine Johnson, Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, Guion Bluford, Richard Nixon, Project Mercury, Mercury Missions, Project Gemini, Gemini Missions, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Program, International Space Station, ISS, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Alan Shepard, Space Food, Weightlessness, Exercise in Space, Cosmonauts, Soviet Space Program, Space Travel, Mars
ISBN: 9781541595781
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 2019-12-31T16:00:00+00:00
The Last Six Hours
Mission control checked the power usage numbers on Aquarius. The spacecraft had more power than expected at this time in the flight, even after charging Odyssey’s batteries. “We figured out a way for you to keep warm,” they told Lovell. “We decided to start powering you up now.”
“Sounds good,” said Lovell. “You’re sure we have plenty of electrical power to do this?”
“That’s affirmative. We’ve got plenty of power to do it.”
Lovell and Haise worked together to power up Aquarius. Almost immediately, the temperature in the spacecraft started to rise. It felt wonderful to the weary travelers.
After the crew began the Aquarius power-up, mission control informed them that the spacecraft was shallowing out again. If they didn’t correct it, Apollo 13 would enter the atmosphere at the wrong angle and miss Earth completely. The crew needed to do another midcourse correction burn to get them back on the right track.
Writing the procedure for the burn was not easy. Mission control didn’t know what was causing Apollo 13 to drift off course. They couldn’t predict if or how much the spacecraft would drift after the burn. Flight controllers needed to place the spacecraft in the center of the reentry corridor. They hoped it would stay there until splashdown.
Lovell and Haise checked the spacecraft’s alignment with the sun and moon. Then the astronauts performed a twenty-two-second burn to correct the angle of entry. Because they could not turn on the Aquarius engine after the helium burst disk ruptured, they used the spacecraft’s thrusters to execute the burn. That put them back in the center of the reentry corridor. After the burn, the crew maneuvered the spacecraft into the correct position to release the service module.
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