APOLLO 13: EX LUNA, SCIENTIA
FROM THE MOON, KNOWLEDGE
Apollo 13 was a great crisis, but also a testament to American ingenuity, as people in
mission control worked around the clock to bring our young men home.
The motto was selected by Jim Lovell, mission commander of Apollo 13.
He adapted The Naval Academy’s motto Ex trident, scientia.
(Trident meaning sea, so from the sea, knowledge.) Water was clearly a large influence on Lovell,
as he named the Lunar Module “Aquarius”. The Apollo 13 mission was the result of a faulty oxygen
valve, and the crew went the farthest from earth we have ever gone. I think this is a good motto
because it shows the planned purpose of the mission: science. Although this did not happen,
It was a nice touch.
mission control worked around the clock to bring our young men home.
The motto was selected by Jim Lovell, mission commander of Apollo 13.
He adapted The Naval Academy’s motto Ex trident, scientia.
(Trident meaning sea, so from the sea, knowledge.) Water was clearly a large influence on Lovell,
as he named the Lunar Module “Aquarius”. The Apollo 13 mission was the result of a faulty oxygen
valve, and the crew went the farthest from earth we have ever gone. I think this is a good motto
because it shows the planned purpose of the mission: science. Although this did not happen,
It was a nice touch.
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