IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1421 
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission and the heroic 
actions of both the crew and those working at mission control in Hous-
ton, Texas, for bringing the three astronauts, Fred Haise, Jim Lovell, 
and Jack Swigert, home to Earth safely. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2010 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. OLSON, Mr. CULBERSON, 
Ms. GRANGER, and Mr. BRADY of Texas) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission 
and the heroic actions of both the crew and those work-
ing at mission control in Houston, Texas, for bringing 
the three astronauts, Fred Haise, Jim Lovell, and Jack 
Swigert, home to Earth safely. 
Whereas, on April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 was launched with an 
intended destination of Fra Mauro highlands on the 
Moon; 
Whereas on the way to the Moon, roughly 199,990 miles 
from Earth, the number 2 oxygen tank exploded and seri-
ously damaged the Apollo 13 spacecraft; 
Whereas after mission control calculated that a lunar landing 
was impossible, mission control decided to fly a 
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circumlunar orbit and use the Moon’s gravity to return 
the ship to Earth; 
Whereas the tireless and heroic work of both mission control 
and the astronauts on board the spacecraft allowed Apol-
lo 13 to safely navigate back to Earth; 
Whereas the heroic work of mission control in Houston, 
Texas, solved a number of unique engineering problems, 
such as using the lunar module as a lifeboat for the crew 
and devising a carbon dioxide control system completely 
from scratch; 
Whereas without the outstanding work of the men and 
women at mission control, the astronauts would most cer-
tainly not have been able to return to Earth safely; 
Whereas the safe return of the crew is a testament to United 
States ingenuity, and a can-do attitude which represents 
the best of the space program and the Nation; 
Whereas the Apollo program lasted from 1961 to 1975 and 
set a number of milestones in human spaceflight, includ-
ing the first mission that left low Earth orbit and the 
first man on the Moon; 
Whereas the Apollo program spurred advances in many areas 
of technology including avionics, telecommunications, and 
computers; and 
Whereas the Apollo missions sparked interest in many fields 
of engineering which benefitted the United States econ-
omy, national psyche, and leadership in science and tech-
nology: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the 40th anniversary of the Apol-
lo 13 mission; 
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(2) recognizes the bravery and heroism of the 
astronauts of the Apollo 13 mission, as well as the 
men and women in mission control; 
(3) reaffirms its support of National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration (NASA) and 
human space flight; and 
(4) recognizes the tremendous advances to 
science and technology in the United States that 
were spurned by the Apollo space program. 
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