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The Apollo 11 backup crew was the prime crew for Apollo 13. Crew scheduling was somewhat messy, but generally the backup crew for a mission were the prime crew
by perilunar 7y ago
The Apollo 11 backup crew was the prime crew for Apollo 13.
Crew scheduling was somewhat messy, but generally the backup crew for a mission were the prime crew for the next+2 mission. (13 and 14 crews were swapped for reasons).
- dbcurtis 7y agoLet’s not forget that these were all very complicated missions and not duplicative. It would be nearly impossible to train for two at once, and do it well. Too disfocussing.
- ec109685 7y agoThis was a duplicate mission, at least according to the article.
- ColinWright 7y agoWell, you know, except for descent, touchdown, exiting the lunar lander, performing some exploration, gathering moon rocks, re-entering the lunar lander, take-off, and lunar orbit insertion. Yes. Identical, apart from those things.
- ec109685 7y agoIt was an extension of the mission they just went on.