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1 day ago · Lovell reads a newspaper account of Apollo 13's safe return aboard recovery vessel USS Iwo Jima. Apollo 13 was the second mission not to use a free-return trajectory, so that they could explore the western lunar regions.
2 days ago · Apollo 13 was intended to be the third mission to carry humans to the surface of the Moon, but an explosion of one of the oxygen tanks and resulting damage to other systems resulted in the mission being aborted before the planned lunar landing could take place.
2 days ago · Apollo 13: Survival will delve into the lunar mission, from the events that led to the explosion that would risk crew members James Lovell, Fred Haise and John "Jack" Swigert's lives, to their ...
Jun 9, 2024 · Apollo 13, launched in April 1970, suffered an accident caused by an explosion in an oxygen tank but returned safely to Earth. Remaining Apollo missions carried out extensive exploration of the lunar surface, collecting 382 kg (842 pounds) of Moon rocks and installing many instruments for scientific research, such as the solar wind ...
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Jun 22, 2024 · The Apollo 13 mission is a story of tragedy averted. It only makes sense they would make a film about that event. Would it be a worthy dramatization, though?
4 days ago · Apollo 13 launched Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise in April 1970, headed for the Fra Mauro formation. But two days out, a liquid oxygen tank exploded, disabling the service module and forcing the crew to use the LM as a "lifeboat" to return to Earth.
Jun 8, 2024 · Who are they, and what are their stories? Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11) NASA. Buzz Aldrin, right, along with his crewmates Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins, before their mission to the Moon. On 21...
