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English: An interior view of the Apollo 13 Lunar Module and the "mailbox." The "mailbox" was a jury-rigged arrangement which the Apollo 13 astronauts built to use the Command Module lithium hydroxide canisters to purge carbon dioxide from the Lunar Module. Lithium hydroxide is used to scrub CO2 from the spacecraft atmosphere. Since there was a limited amount of lithium hydroxide in the Lunar Module, this arrangement was rigged up using the canisters from the Command Module. The "mailbox" was designed and tested on the ground at the Manned Spacecraft Center before it was suggested to the problem-plagued Apollo 13 crewmen. Because of the explosion of an oxygen tank in the Service Module, the three astronauts had to use the Lunar Module as a "lifeboat."
Polski: Wnętrze modułu księżycowego statku kosmicznego Apollo 13 ze "skrzynką pocztową" na pierwszym planie. "Skrzynka pocztowa" była prowizorycznym przystosowaniem kanistrów wodorotlenku litu z modułu dowodzenia, do oczyszczania atmosfery modułu księżycowego z CO2. Pomysł był opracowany i przetestowany na ziemi a zrealizowany przez astronautów w kosmosie. Z powodu eksplozji zbiornika z ciekłym tlenem w module serwisowym moduł księżycowy przeznaczony dla dwóch astronautów służył jako "kabina ratunkowa" dla trzech.
Français : Une vue de la cabine du module lunaire d'Apollo 13 : le système d'approvisionnement en oxygène a été bricolé avec des filtres du module de commande pour réduire le taux de CO²
Русский: Внутрений вид лунного модуля "Аполлона-13" и "почтового ящика". "Почтовый яшик" - собранное астронавтами из подручных материалов приспособление, позволившее им использовать патроны гидроксида лития из командного модуля в лунном модуле. Гидроксид лития используется для удаления углекислого газа из атмосферы космического аппарата. Поскольку количество имевшихся в лунном модуле картриджей с гидроксидом лития, имевших цилиндрическую форму, было ограниченным, это приспособление было изготовленно, чтоы астронавты имели возможность использовать кубические картриджи из командного модуля. "Почтовый ящик" быо придуман и испытан на Земле в Центре пилотируемых полётов, после чего предложен астронавтам "Аполлона-13". Из-за взрыва кислородного бака в служебном модуле три астронавта были вынуждены использовать лунный модуль как "спасательную шлюпку".
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