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On this day in 1970: Apollo 13 returns safely to Earth after reporting: “Houston, we’ve had a problem here”
Command module pilot Jack Swigert uttered the famous words to Mission Control Center which have often been misquoted.
The Apollo 13 Curse: Reliving The Day When NASA's Moon Mission Nearly Ended In Catastrophe
The Apollo 13 mission will forever be remembered as a testament to human ingenuity and the will to survive. Three NASA ...
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Apollo 13 Launched 55 Years Ago, Marking NASA’s Most Famous Rescue Mission
Fifty-one years ago this month, NASA’s Apollo 13 mission would have been the agency’s third Moon landing and lunar exploration mission. A movie and several books relate the story of this challenging ...
On This Day, April 11: Ill-fated Apollo 13 blasts off
On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the third U.S. moon-landing mission.
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Three Men Lost in Space – The Apollo 13 Disaster
When an oxygen tank exploded mid-flight, the Apollo 13 crew was left stranded thousands of miles from Earth with limited power, oxygen, and no clear way home. This is the incredible true story of ...
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Apollo 13 Splashes Down in South Pacific 55 Years Ago
Splashdown occurred in the Pacific Ocean at 1:07 p.m. April 17, after a flight that lasted five days, 22 hours and 54 minutes. [...] ...
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Apollo 13
In 1970, Apollo ... by 13, we're looking at it.” Announcer: Something was wrong, a mysterious blast in the service module snuffed out almost all of the command module, autosys, oxygen and ...
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How Gene Kranz’s Apollo 13 Vest Boosted Morale For His Team
Gene Kranz (in vest, as Apollo 13 safely splashed ... the clock to rescue Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise. After an explosion of an oxygen tank partially crippled ...