NASA Photo ID: AS13-59-8484        File Name: 10075513.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 04/14/70
Title: Astronaut James Lovell at his position in the Lunar Module
Description:
Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., commander of the Apollo 13 mission, is 
pictured at his position in the Lunar Module (LM). The Apollo 13 crew of 
Astronauts Lovell; John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot; and Fred W. 
Haise Jr., lunar module pilot, relied on the LM as a "lifeboat". The 
dependence on the LM was caused by by an apparent explosion of oxygen tank 
number two in the Service Module. The LM was jettisoned just prior to Earth 
re-entry by the Command Module.               
Subject terms:
APOLLO 13                               
APOLLO PROJECT                          
ASTRONAUTS                              
CONTROL BOARDS                          
DISPLAY DEVICES                         
LUNAR MODULE                            
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
PORTRAIT                                
SPACECRAFT CABINS                       

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