Mission Control devised a carbon-dioxide removal solution for Apollo 13 using plastic bags, cardboard, and tape to connect the command module's square lithium-hydroxide canisters to the lunar module's round openings.
Sources
- Apollo 13: Mission Details - NASA (nasa.gov)
- https://airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/apollo-missions/apollo-13 (airandspace.si.edu)
- https://www.airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/conserving-creativity-saved-apollo-13-astronauts (airandspace.si.edu)
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- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/fifty-years-ago-apollo-13-crew-came-home-180974607/ (smithsonianmag.com)
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