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Original – Deke Slayton (check jacket) shows the adapter devised to make use of square Command Module lithium hydroxide canisters to remove excess carbon dioxide from the Apollo 13 LM cabin. As detailed in Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger, the adapter was devised by Ed Smylie. From left to right, members of Slayton's audience are Flight Director Milton L. Windler, Deputy Director/Flight Operations Howard W. Tindall, Director/Flight Operations Sigurd A Sjoberg, Deputy Director/Manned Spaceflight Center Christopher C. Kraft, and Director/Manned Spaceflight Center Robert R. Gilruth.
Reason
Highly historical image showing NASA engineers and the famous 'Mailbox' that was used to save the lives of the Apollo 13 crew when the carbon dioxide levels reached dangerous levels aboard the spacecraft by adapting a spare filter from the Command Module to fit in the Lunar Module. Has tremendous EV in terms of showing Aerospace Engineers in action in what is considered "NASA's finest hour." Image has recently gone through the graphics lab, this is the best version we were able to find.
Articles in which this image appears
Aerospace engineering, Apollo 13, Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Science and Engineering, Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
NASA
Though I think the image's greatest EV is in the Aerospace Engineering article, I concur that its EV in the Apollo 13 article was weak and have therefore moved it to a more suitable location in the article. --WingtipvorteX PTT 04:01, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Absolutely! --WingtipvorteX PTT 18:14, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Apollo 13 Mailbox at Mission Control.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:35, 14 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]