At five and a half minutes after liftoff, Swigert, Haise, and Lovell felt a little vibration. An explosion on board forced Apollo 13 to circle the moon without landing. Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly would remain in lunar orbit in the command module Odyssey. Then the center engine of the S-II stage shut down two minutes early. An explosion on board forced Apollo 13 to circle the moon without landing. An explosion on board forced Apollo 13 to circle the moon without landing. The Fra Mauro site was reassigned to Apollo 14. Launch: Saturday, April 11, 1970 at 13:13 CST. Not attempted following accident.

Mission Objective: Apollo 13 was supposed to land in the Fra Mauro area. Mission Objective Apollo 13 was supposed to land in the Fra Mauro area. The crew included Commander Jim Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise, who were scheduled to land in the lunar module Aquarius and explore the Fra Mauro region of the Moon.

However, … The Fra Mauro site was reassigned to Apollo 14. Apollo 13 Objectives . On April 11,1970 at 1:13 pm, Apollo 13 launched from Kennedy Space Center. C. Contingency sample collection.

The main crew of Apollo 13 was James A. Lovell Jr. ,Fred W. Haise Jr. , and John L. Swigert Jr. Apollo 13 was the third lunar landing attempt. Television coverage. Mission Highlights At 5 1/2 minutes after liftoff, John Swigert, Fred Haise and James Lovell felt a little vibration. The Fra Mauro site was reassigned to Apollo 14. Mission Objective The mission objective of Apollo 13 was to land in the Fra Mauro area of the moon. Apollo 13 was supposed to land in the Fra Mauro area.

Not attempted. B. Apollo 13 was launched on April 11, 1970, for what was planned to be the third human landing on the Moon.

Detailed Objectives .