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A few more areas where this article could be improved

Grumman is mentioned twice in the article and TRW is not mentioned at all. Grumman should be discussed in more detail given that they had studied concepts of the Lunar Module being used as a life boat. TRW not being mentioned is a glaring omission. A quick read on the Apollo Abort Guidance System (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Abort_Guidance_System) will reveal the significance of the omission. The Astronauts had to stop using the Primary Guidance System because it consumed too much water. The Abort Guidance System was made by TRW in El Segundo, CA and it was located inside the Lunar Module. It navigated the LM around the moon. The Apollo 13 movie minimized the Grumman role and omitted the TRW role. That should not be replicated here.

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Taylor2646 (talk) 22:21, 8 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Crew Portrait - Surely this was not taken post-mission?

The crew portrait on the side-panel is described as having been taken '12 days after their return', but I think this is almost certainly not the case. Crew portraits were taken pre-mission, not post. Also, they're posed in front of a model of the Moon, which would be a bit bizarre if the photo was taken following their return.

I realise NASA archives list the 'date created' for this photo as 1970-04-29, but that's not necessarily the date the photo was taken.

Unfortunately I can't find anything air-tight to say the photo was taken pre-mission, other than this section in a Discovery Channel documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJCDbHW94IM (at 6.24)

I'd suggest removing the description - the page is locked for me so I can't do it myself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MrRosendale (talk • contribs) 14:03, 24 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The original caption just has "April" (which makes sense, as Swigert didn't join the crew until a few days before launch) and says "Apollo 13 will be the United States' third lunar landing mission", which definitely supports a pre-launch timing. I'll change it. Andrew Gray (talk) 21:04, 24 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This fine resource shows the image as taken on April 10. (for easy searching, the image number is S70-36485 ). I've modified the image page accordingly.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:33, 24 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks all for your attention to detail on this. Kees08 (Talk) 21:50, 24 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

50th anniversary events

@Wehwalt: Think we should make a section on commemorating the 50th anniversary? Not sure how many notable items there will be, just happened to see a collectSPACE article. Kees08 (Talk) 19:07, 21 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Let's wait and see. I don't think this is notable. The Isle of Man has often issued stamps with a dubious connection to there. Let's see what NASA does, Smithsonian, etc.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:26, 21 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that

an SVG, language-neutral version of Apollo diagram now exists:

-- Wesha (talk) 18:41, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]