Fill in the Blanks Apollo 13Online version Complete a text with the past simple. by Claire Manners 1 Apollo 13 . On 11th April 1970 , James Lovell , John Swigert and Fred Haise on their space suits , in the rocket Apollo13 and goodbye to Earth . Their plan to walk on the moon , do a number of biological experiments and take photos . But while they there was a problem ? a big problem There an explosion on Apollo 13 which important equipment . So Lovell Earth and the famous words , " Houston . We have a problem . " Apollo 13 to lose oxygen , electricty and water . On Earth the NASA engineers told the astronauts what to do and the astronauts special equipment using their hands . Finally while the world was watching on TV they home from space and safely in the ocean . The story later made into a film starting Tom Hanks .