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Apollo 13 (and previous flights) did experience "pogo oscillation" from the Saturn vehicle which caused one of the first stage engines to shut down early. http
by basementcat 3y ago
Apollo 13 (and previous flights) did experience "pogo oscillation" from the Saturn vehicle which caused one of the first stage engines to shut down early.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogo_oscillation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogo_oscillation
- bewaretheirs 3y agoThe damage to the Apollo 13 service module that caused oxygen tank 2 to rupture almost certainly happened well before launch during ground testing. See https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/ap13acc.html https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/ap13acc.html
- tekla 3y agoSo? It was irrelevant to the issue. The issue was traced back to manufacturing.