<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (July 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team worked at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas during the mission, and was responsible for all aspects of the Apollo 13 flight after it cleared the launch tower after liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida...</P> <P> On April 18, 1970, the team was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard M. Nixon . They were awarded these because of their courage during their space mission to the moon . </P> <P> The award reads as follows: </P>

The crew of the apollo 13 was awarded the presidential medal of freedom by