Detailed Objectives . Mission Objective The mission objective of Apollo 13 was to land in the Fra Mauro area of the moon. Apollo 13 was launched on April 11, 1970, for what was planned to be the third human landing on the Moon. B. Mission Objective Apollo 13 was supposed to land in the Fra Mauro area. The crew included Commander Jim Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise, who were scheduled to land in the lunar module Aquarius and explore the Fra Mauro region of the Moon. The Fra Mauro site was reassigned to Apollo 14. However, … C. Contingency sample collection. An explosion on board forced Apollo 13 to circle the moon without landing. The main crew of Apollo 13 was James A. Lovell Jr. ,Fred W. Haise Jr. , and John L. Swigert Jr. Apollo 13 was the third lunar landing attempt. An explosion on board forced Apollo 13 to circle the moon without landing. The Fra Mauro site was reassigned to Apollo 14. Not attempted. Mission Objective: Apollo 13 was supposed to land in the Fra Mauro area. On April 11,1970 at 1:13 pm, Apollo 13 launched from Kennedy Space Center. Apollo 13 was supposed to land in the Fra Mauro area. Then the center engine of the S-II stage shut down two minutes early. The Fra Mauro site was reassigned to Apollo 14. An explosion on board forced Apollo 13 to circle the moon without landing. Command Module Pilot Ken Mattingly would remain in lunar orbit in the command module Odyssey. Mission Highlights At 5 1/2 minutes after liftoff, John Swigert, Fred Haise and James Lovell felt a little vibration. Television coverage. At five and a half minutes after liftoff, Swigert, Haise, and Lovell felt a little vibration. Not attempted following accident.

Launch: Saturday, April 11, 1970 at 13:13 CST. Apollo 13 Objectives .