The explosion of the oxygen tank during the Apollo 13 mission caused many problems. Select the two problems that needed to be solved immediately.

Question

The crew might run out of oxygen to breathe before they could return to Earth.
Parts of the service module might have to be redesigned, and NASA did not know how much the redesign would cost.
The oxygen tanks on service modules in future missions might also explode.
The spacecraft might not have enough power to keep all its systems running and return to Earth.

Answer 1

The two problems that needed to be solved immediately during the Apollo 13 mission were:

1. The crew might run out of oxygen to breathe before they could return to Earth.
2. The spacecraft might not have enough power to keep all its systems running and return to Earth.

These issues were critical for the survival of the crew and required urgent attention.