| NASA Center: |
Johnson Space Center |
| Image # : |
AS13-62-9004
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| Date : |
04/17/1970
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Title
Astronaut John Swigert with "Mailbox"
Full Description
Astronaut John L. Swigert, Jr., Apollo 13 Command Module Pilot,
holds the "mailbox" a jerry-rigged arrangement which the Apollo 13
astronauts built to use the Command Module lithium hydroxide
canisters to purge carbon dioxide from the Lunar Module. Lithium
hydroxide is used to scrub CO2 from the spacecraft atmosphere.
Since there was a limited amount of lithium hydroxide in the Lunar
Module, this arrangement was rigged up using the canisters from the
Command Module. The "mailbox" was designed and tested on the ground
at the Manned Spacecraft Center before it was suggested to the
problem-plagued Apollo 13 crewmen. Because of the explosion of an
oxygen tank in the Service Module, the three astronauts had to use
the Lunar Module as a "lifeboat."
Keywords
John Swigert Mailbox Apollo 13 Lithium Hydroxide Scrubber
Subject Category
Apollo 13, Astronauts, Apollo Spacecraft
Reference Numbers
- Center:
JSC
- Center Number:
AS13-62-9004
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000055
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
| Resolution | Format | Width
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JPEG |
62 |
64 |
9 |
| Small |
JPEG |
439 |
452 |
197 |
| Medium |
JPEG |
1028 |
1059 |
937 |
| Large |
JPEG |
2055 |
2118 |
4,500 |
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