NASA Office of Logic Design

NASA Office of Logic Design

A scientific study of the problems of digital engineering for space flight systems,
with a view to their practical solution.


Material mirrored from the

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA's History Office

Apollo 13 Review Board (Cortright Commission)

Note: the original hard-copy document was broken into pdf files for user-friendliness and full text search capability.
However, each file is still ~4-6MB so please be patient with potentially long download times.

Chapter 1 - Authorities

Chapter 2 - Board History and Procedures

Chapter 3 - Description of Apollo 13 Space Vehicle and Mission

Chapter 4 - Review and Analysis of Apollo 13 Accident (Part 1, 2)

Chapter 5 - Findings, Determinations, and Recommendations

Appendix A - Baseline Data: Apollo 13 Flight Systems and Operations (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Appendix B - Report of Mission Events Panel (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Appendix C - Report of Manufacturing and Test Panel (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Appendix D - Report of Design Panel (Part 1, 2, 3)

Appendix E - Report of Project Management Panel (Part 1, 2, 3, 4)

Appendix F - Special Tests and Analysis (Part 1, 2, 3, 4)

Appendix G - Board Administrative Procedures

Appendix H - Board Releases and Press Statements (Part 1, 2)


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Last Revised: November 01, 2003
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