Space Exploration

[Apollo 13]

LM Malfunction Checklist Cover Signed & Inscribed by Fred Haise and Jim Lovell

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FLOWN ON APOLLO 13

Apollo 13 LM Malfunction Procedures cover, Part No. SKB32100076-386, S/N 1001. [Houston, Texas: NASA, Manned Spacecraft Center]. 8 x 10.5 inches. Original printed thick card stock cover. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by JAMES LOVELL and FRED HAISE: “JAMES LOVELL / FLOWN” and “It was a good thing that we / did not have to use this book! / FRED HAISE / APOLLO 13 LMP.”

FLOWN ON APOLLO 13 and SIGNED by TWO OF ITS CREW

While the Apollo 13 crew never landed on the Moon in the Lunar Module Aquarius, the crew spent a great deal of time in the spacecraft and, as Fred Haise’s inscription references, it was crucial to their survival that they did not need to reference the LM Malfunctions Checklist.

After the infamous explosion of an oxygen tank, the Apollo 13 crew had to move from the CSM Odyssey into the Lunar Module Aquarius, using it as a lifeboat in order to survive a four- day journey around the moon and return to Earth.

With people on the ground from both NASA and the contractor team working around the clock, an alternate flight plan was developed, and various procedures were developed to return the crew to Earth safely despite seemingly insurmountable challenges. The mission stands out as a paragon of teamwork and first-class training.