Big challenges
Lovell flew on three space missions, and then, in April 1970 he became commander of the Apollo 13 mission. This was a big responsibility and a great honor. This was also one of the biggest challenges of Lovell’s life
Apollo 13 was supposed to land on the Moon. Two days after leaving Earth, however, the spacecraft had a serious problem. One of its oxygen tanks exploded. The crew did not have enough power or air to breathe. They could not make it to the Moon.
Lovell communicated with the experts at NASA. No one knew what to do at first. Then the team on the ground did some research and came up with a solution. The astronauts followed the team’s directions and built an invention using plastic bags, cardboard, and tape. It worked! It cleaned the air in the spacecraft.
What was Lovell’s problem on Apollo 13? Find the steps he took to solve it and write them in your graphic organizer. The write the solution