What is the best summary of Apollo 13? A. Americans were no longer interested in space exploration until the mission of Apollo 13. This is now the infamous mission when three astronauts were put in danger due to an explosion in one of their oxygen tanks.

B. The commander of Apollo 13 was Flight commander James Lovell, an experienced astronaut who had flown in on Apollo 8. Joining him on the Apollo 13 crew were two inexperienced astronauts, John Swigert and Fred Haise. It was because of their lack of experience that the oxygen tanks exploded and put them in danger. Luckily, the Houston Control center was able to guide them to safety.

C. The Apollo 13 spacecraft consisted of three major parts: the command module, the service module, and the lunar module. The command module contained the engine, the service module held the tanks of oxygen, and the lunar module contained oxygen, water, and battery power. All three modules are necessary in order to return astronauts home safely from space.

D. The mission of Apollo 13 seemed like just another mission to the moon. It flew as expected until two days later when the astronauts heard a boom and discovered one of their oxygen tanks had exploded. After the astronauts created an air filter to ward off carbon monoxide, they were able to return to Earth safely with the additional help of the Mission Control Center.