Apollo 13: A Successful Failure
Experience NASA's greatest rescue mission through interactive storytelling and critical decision-making
Experience NASA's greatest rescue mission through interactive storytelling and critical decision-making
On April 11, 1970, three astronauts—Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise—launched aboard Apollo 13 with one goal: land on the Moon and return safely to Earth.
56 hours into the mission, an oxygen tank exploded 200,000 miles from Earth. The lunar landing was abandoned. The new mission: survive and return home.
This interactive experience puts you in the shoes of the crew and Mission Control. You'll face 10 critical decisions that determined whether the astronauts lived or died. Will you make the same choices NASA did?
NASA Tent - Apollo Table
Presented by Ed Gruhl, Scout District Commissioner
Glacial Trails District
This entire experience is built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript - the same code professional developers use. View the source code, learn how it works, and modify it yourself!
Use this project to help complete requirements for Programming, Digital Technology, and Space Exploration merit badges. The code is open source (MIT License) - free to explore and learn from!
Full mission: 20-30 minutes | Quick mission: ~10 minutes | Works on any device | No account required