Originally Posted by
TransWorld
I do not recall any other mission failures other than Apollo 13. Can you name any specific ones?
I did not read about them in the textbooks. I remember watching them.
11 almost was (several times)
- the computer started throwing error codes on decent that had not been simulated before. they were about to abort when one of the interns happened to know what they were from memory. Apparently as part of a “haze the new guy” ritual was they made this intern memorize all the computer error codes and he was able to give that info in real time.
-they almost had to abort the landing due to fuel. they landed 25 seconds above their abort fuel
- they almost got stuck on the moon. When re entering the lunar module they damaged the circuit breaker that armed the accent rocket. When troubleshooting they figured out the tip of their pen fit in the slot where the breaker was and were able to arm the rocket that way.