National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA History Division

The Apollo 13 Flight Journal

David Woods, Johannes Kemppanen, Alexander Turhanov and Lennox J. Waugh

Audio preparation assisted by Jeff Sumner

Welcome to this 6 April 2020 release of the Apollo 13 Flight Journal, part of the Apollo Flight Journal series.

Like its companion, the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal, it is intended to be a resource for all those interested in the Apollo program, whether in a passing or scholarly capacity.

This journal covers the flight of Apollo 13, eventually from launch to splashdown. As a living document, it will continue to grow and evolve. Journals for other Apollo flights are available at the AFJ Portal.

Pre-Launch Activities and Crewman Change

Travelling from the Earth to the Moon

The Rescue, Day 3

The Rescue, Day 4

The Rescue, Day 5

The Rescue, Day 6

Postflight Activities

Introduction to Journal Creation and Acknowledgements
Apollo 13 Documents (with thanks to Bob Andrepont & Andy Anderson)
Service Module Damage: A Photographic Analysis - Andy Saunders
Photography Index
Video Index

Correspondence regarding corrections, additions and typographic errors are welcome and should be sent to David Woods at

. The most recent updates to the Journal are listed in the updates file.

The corrected transcript, commentary, and other text incorporated in the Apollo Flight Journal is protected by copyright. No portion of the Journal may be reproduced or copied onto any medium (except as required by browsing software) without express permission from the authors. Specifically, the unauthorized creation of personal copies, or of copies for sale is prohibited. Unauthorized commercial use of the Apollo Flight Journal is prohibited; and the commercial use of the name or likeness of any of the astronauts without his express permission is prohibited.

The United States Government retains a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce the published form of the Apollo Flight Journal, or to allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes.

Last updated 2020-04-06