What did NASA learn from Apollo 13?

The Apollo 13 mission is one of the best examples of crisis management and teamwork under extreme pressure in history. ... As the history of the mission on the NASA website says: "Ground controllers in Houston faced a formidable task. read more

Apollo 13 was supposed to land in the Fra Mauro area. An explosion on board forced Apollo 13 to circle the moon without landing. The Fra Mauro site was reassigned to Apollo 14. read more

NASA had to adjust on the fly (pun intended) during Apollo 13, but many of its improvisations were worked out in advance because NASA had done a good job of identifying many of its risks. I had the privilege of meeting Jim Lovell soon after the movie Apollo 13 came out in 1995. read more