print email comment close Apollo 13, We Have a Solution URL: http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/apollo-13-we-have-a-solution Description: This detailed 2005 article describes how saving the Apollo 13 spaceship, which was launched on April 11, 1970, and returned to earth on April 17, 1970, after a forced cancellation of its lunar mission, was the result of years of preparation, not a hurried improvisation. Includes background about the spacecraft, technical problems, and the important role of prior emergency simulations. From IEEE Spectrum magazine, published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE). Author: Cass, Stephen Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Extra Keywords Houston we have a problem lunar module LII Database Information: Record 23397 created by Maria Brandt on 02/23/2007 Last modification on 09/17/2009 Published: 04/04/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23397