Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey
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Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey was the main spacecraft of NASA’s ill-fated 1970 Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical in-flight explosion but was famously brought safely back to Earth through improvised problem-solving by the crew and ground control.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey canonical | 2 |
| Apollo 13 command module Odyssey | 1 |
| Apollo 13 mission operations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3551176 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey Context triple: [Jack Swigert, spacecraft, Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey]
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A.
Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia
Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia was the spacecraft that housed the crew during the first successful Moon landing mission and returned the astronauts safely to Earth.
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B.
Apollo command and service module
The Apollo command and service module was the main crewed spacecraft used in NASA’s Apollo lunar missions, housing astronauts, life support, navigation, and propulsion systems for travel to and from the Moon.
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C.
Apollo Lunar Module
The Apollo Lunar Module was the two-stage spacecraft used by NASA during the Apollo missions to land astronauts on the Moon and return them to lunar orbit.
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D.
Gemini spacecraft
The Gemini spacecraft was NASA’s two-person capsule used in the mid-1960s to develop critical spaceflight techniques such as orbital rendezvous, docking, and extended missions in preparation for the Apollo Moon landings.
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E.
Orion spacecraft
The Orion spacecraft is NASA’s next-generation crewed space vehicle designed to carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit on deep-space missions, including journeys to the Moon and eventually Mars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey Target entity description: Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey was the main spacecraft of NASA’s ill-fated 1970 Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical in-flight explosion but was famously brought safely back to Earth through improvised problem-solving by the crew and ground control.
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A.
Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia
Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia was the spacecraft that housed the crew during the first successful Moon landing mission and returned the astronauts safely to Earth.
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B.
Apollo command and service module
The Apollo command and service module was the main crewed spacecraft used in NASA’s Apollo lunar missions, housing astronauts, life support, navigation, and propulsion systems for travel to and from the Moon.
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C.
Apollo Lunar Module
The Apollo Lunar Module was the two-stage spacecraft used by NASA during the Apollo missions to land astronauts on the Moon and return them to lunar orbit.
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Gemini spacecraft
The Gemini spacecraft was NASA’s two-person capsule used in the mid-1960s to develop critical spaceflight techniques such as orbital rendezvous, docking, and extended missions in preparation for the Apollo Moon landings.
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E.
Orion spacecraft
The Orion spacecraft is NASA’s next-generation crewed space vehicle designed to carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit on deep-space missions, including journeys to the Moon and eventually Mars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo Command and Service Module
ⓘ
NASA spacecraft ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| associatedWith | quote "Houston, we’ve had a problem" ⓘ |
| backupRoleAfterAccident | limited power and guidance platform ⓘ |
| callSign | Odyssey ⓘ |
| commandModuleDisposition | returned to Earth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewCapacity | 3 ⓘ |
| crewMember |
Fred Haise
ⓘ
Jack Swigert ⓘ Jim Lovell ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | central spacecraft in the Apollo 13 incident widely depicted in media ⓘ |
| damageConsequence |
loss of most oxygen supply
ⓘ
loss of normal electrical power ⓘ loss of normal water supply ⓘ |
| damagedComponent | Service Module oxygen tank 2 ⓘ |
| design | block II Apollo CSM design ⓘ |
| emergencyProcedure |
crew used Lunar Module Aquarius as lifeboat
ⓘ
powered down to conserve energy ⓘ |
| eventDate | 1970-04-13 oxygen tank explosion ⓘ |
| failureType | service module oxygen tank failure ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Apollo 14 Command and Service Module Kitty Hawk
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 14 Command and Service Module
|
| launchDate | 1970-04-11 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
North American Rockwell
ⓘ
linked to:
Rockwell International
|
| mission | Apollo 13 ⓘ |
| missionType | lunar landing (aborted) ⓘ |
| notableEvent | oxygen tank explosion ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Apollo 13 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Apollo 12 Command and Service Module Yankee Clipper
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper
|
| primaryPowerSource | fuel cells ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program ⓘ |
| recoveredBy | USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) ⓘ |
| reentry | successful ⓘ |
| reentryModule | Command Module of Odyssey ⓘ |
| result |
crew returned safely to Earth
ⓘ
lunar landing aborted ⓘ |
| safetyImpact | led to major changes in Apollo spacecraft safety procedures ⓘ |
| serviceModuleDisposition | jettisoned before reentry ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| splashdownDate | 1970-04-17 ⓘ |
| splashdownLocation | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| supportFrom |
Mission Control Center Houston
ⓘ
linked to:
Johnson Space Center
|
| usedAs | primary life-support and command module before explosion ⓘ |
| yearOfMission | 1970 ⓘ |
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Subject: Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey Description of subject: Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey was the main spacecraft of NASA’s ill-fated 1970 Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical in-flight explosion but was famously brought safely back to Earth through improvised problem-solving by the crew and ground control.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey
linked to: Apollo 13 Command and Service Module Odyssey