Did Apollo13 really landed on moon?

Question

Moon Hoax... consipracy theory

Answer 1

No, Eagle 1 landed on the moon from the Apoolo 11 moon launch. Apollo 13 had a malfunction and had to abort the moon landing.

Answer 2

Apollo 13 was the only mission of the Apollo series that was meant to land on the Moon that didn't. There was an explosion in one of the main oxygen tanks housed in the Service Module (which is behind the crew cabin or Command Module) caused by a short circuit in a heating coil in the tank. The explosion occurred while the Apollo spacecraft was about 2/3rd's of the way out to the Moon, so it happened before the scheduled landing, which was a good thing in a way since if it had happened while astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise were down on the lunar surface, there would've been no way for them and Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert to escape lunar orbit and get back home as the Service Module's main engine was rendered inoperable by the explosion and much of the mission's main oxygen supply was lost. The relatively small rocket motor on the ascent stage of the Lunar Module wouldn't have provided enough thrust to break the larger Command-Service Module pair out of orbit since nearly all of its propellants would've been used in the ascent from the lunar surface, and most of it's breathable oxygen and CO2 scrubbers would've been used up from the time they'd spent on the Moon. The same can be said for an explosion after they'd made the TEI (Trans-Earth Injection) manuver to head back to Earth; there would've been no rocket motor available to them to make any mid-course corrections for re-entry, and there wouldn't have been enough oxygen left in the CSM's systems alone for them to breathe.

Having had the explosion prior to going into lunar orbit meant two important things: Apollo 13 could be set on an automatic "free-return" trajectory for Earth (a backup/safety scenario that was written into every Apollo mission flight plan just in case there was a major malfunction on the spacecraft that disabled the craft's engines prior to going into lunar orbit and that utilized the Moon's own gravitational field to slingshot the spacecraft around the farside of the Moon and send it back on a path to the Earth without needing a main engine on either spacecraft to provide power to do it), and it meant that the oxygen and water supplies as well as the Carbon Dioxide scrubbers from the Lunar Module that were meant to be used down on the Moon were available, albeit with some creative jury-rigging, for the crew to use to help get them back home. Also, having the Lunar Module with it's powerful and throttlable descent engine meant they had some control over their trajectory back to Earth, so although the explosion was something that was definitely life threatening, it's a good thing it happened when it did or they wouldn't have made it back at all.

Rent the movie, Apollo 13; it's superbly done and keeps very close to the actual events. Take a look at the award-winning mini-series "From the Earth To The Moon" as well; they're both big favourites of mine...

N.

PS. As for the other manned lunar landing missions, Apollo's 11 through 17, yes, they did land on the Moon. The conspiracy hoaxers don't know what they're talking about and conveniently ignore all of the available data which is easily verifiable. All of the so-called doubts and issues they raise are readily addressible and easily put to rest.

Answer 3

Oh look another moon hoax conspirator. Of course the moon landings were faked. I mean the moon is a hoax too. It's just a projected image on the giant curtain. The same curtain that has holes punched into it to look like stars when it is backlit. Who doesn't know that.



[Um, yes, this was all sarcasm. The moon is really there and people have really been there too.]

Answer 4

No, Apollo 13 did NOT make it to the moon. See the movie, which recreates the situation they went through pretty accurately.

However, yes, Americans did land on the moon. That was no hoax.

Answer 5

Appollo 13 didnt! A11 did! But any way the moon isn't a new place for americans any more! Nearly 10 people landed there since Appolo 13!!!

Answer 6

Apollo 13 never made it to the Moon due to a malfunction (explosion and rupture of oxygen tank no. 2 in the service module) during its flight, and was forced to return to Earth. All three astronauts onboard survived.

Answer 7

Crusader, I realy think that it doesn`t matter now becuse since A13 nearly 8 or 9 times americans landed the moon. So, for science it doesn`t matter.

Answer 8

My Grandmother saw it through her telescope and a big explosion happened next to the craft, they went around it, came back and filmed it in a studio as there was an accident with something.

Answer 9

No, Apollo 13 had to turn around and return to Earth due to an on-board explosion.

Answer 10

No hoax, no conspiracy, they never made it onto the moon, just flew around it.