James Lovell (American, b. 1928),Jack Swigert (American, 1931-1982),or Fred Haise (American, b. 1933)

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James Lovell (American, b. 1928),Jack Swigert (American, 1931-1982),or Fred Haise (American, b. 1933)
Three views of the damaged Service Module after the explosion of an oxygen tank, Apollo 13, April 1970. Numbered 'NASA AS13-58-8458,' 'NASA AS13-58-8465,' and 'NASA AS13-58-8478' (NASA MSC),respectively, in red on the recto u.l. margin, the first with a NASA MSC caption on the verso. Vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image sizes to 7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (18.3 x 24.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: The first with hinge remnants to the verso.

N.B. 'Houston, we've had a problem' (Apollo 13 air-to-ground transmission). Apollo 13 was 200,000 miles from home when the crew heard a loud explosion. The SM oxygen tank had exploded. Within about 3 hours, all oxygen stores were lost, along with water, electrical power, and use of the service module propulsion system. Only when the service module was jettisoned in preparation for re-entry could the crew see that the cover of bay number 4 had blown off and the equipment inside was badly mangled (http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_13/return/). 'I thought, when I saw that oxygen system leaking down, I figured we'd lost them,' recalled Apollo 13 backup crew member John Young. 'I really did. I didn't think we'd make it' (from the movie In The Shadow of the Moon, 2007).
Estimate $500-700


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