It was the 13th flight of the Apollo Program.
The whole program was named after the god Apollo, not just Apollo 13.
All the Apollo missions where named after Apollo not just 13. But the reason being is that he was the God of the Sun, Light and Knowledge. And the Apollo missions were all about collect data on the moon
Apollo is the greek God of the Sun and Music. Apollo 13 was named after him because it went dangerously close to the sun. The Apollo theater was also named after him because of its musical backround.
No one died during he Apollo 13 mission But someone named Jack Swagert died after
It is named after the mythological god Apollo.
The whole program was named after the god Apollo, not just Apollo 13.
It was the 13th flight of the Apollo Program.
All the Apollo missions where named after Apollo not just 13. But the reason being is that he was the God of the Sun, Light and Knowledge. And the Apollo missions were all about collect data on the moon
Apollo 13 was named for the third moon landing by N.A.S.A.
Because it was the thirteenth module to be launched in the Apollo series.
Well, a lot of spaceships were named for Apollo. (Apollo 13, 11, etc.)
Apollo is the greek God of the Sun and Music. Apollo 13 was named after him because it went dangerously close to the sun. The Apollo theater was also named after him because of its musical backround.
No one died during he Apollo 13 mission But someone named Jack Swagert died after
It is named after the mythological god Apollo.
The LEM on Apollo 13 was named 'Aquarius'. This did not land on the moon as planned, but enabled the astronauts to survive, and was used as a 'lifeboat'.
Apollo 13 was planned to explore the Fra Mauro highlands, named after the 80-kilometer-diameter Fra Mauro crater located within it. Apollo 14 instead did this mission.
Of course. Yes, the space program uses many names related to ancient religions.