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   What was the Apollo 13 mission supposed to be?

   • The Apollo 13 mission was to be the third lunar landing in the program before an on board explosion forced the mission to circle the Moon without landing. This is the insignia of the Apollo 13 lunar landing mission. Represented in the Apollo 13 emblem is Apollo, the sun god of Greek mythology.

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   What went wrong on the Apollo 13 mission?

   • Apollo 13, NASA's third crewed mission to the moon, launched on April 11, 1970. Two days later, on April 13, while the mission was en route to the moon, a fault in the electrical system of one of the Service Module's oxygen tanks produced an explosion that caused both oxygen tanks to fail and also led to a loss of electrical power.

   Mission Control, Houston, April 13, 1970 | NASA

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   Who were the astronauts on the Apollo 13 mission?

   • The three astronauts of the prime crew for NASA’s Apollo 13 lunar landing mission were, from left, James A Lovell Jr., commander; John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot; and Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot. Fifty years ago this month, NASA’s Apollo 13 mission would have been the agency’s third Moon landing and lunar exploration mission.

   NASA's Apollo 13 Mission Challenged Crew, Launch Team

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   How did the Apollo 13 astronauts return to Earth?

   • Unfortunately, an explosion in one of the oxygen tanks seriously damaged the spacecraft during flight and the crew were forced to fly by the Moon, using its gravity to send the spacecraft back to Earth without carrying out a lunar landing. View of Apollo 13 astronauts changing one of the modified LiOH canisters.

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   Apollo 13 (April 11–17, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module (SM) ruptured two days into the mission, disabling its electrical and ...

3. www.nasa.gov › mission › apollo-13Apollo 13 - NASA

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   Nov 3, 2023 · Learn about the Apollo 13 mission that was supposed to land on the Moon but faced a severe problem and returned safely to Earth. Explore articles, videos, and images from the crew, the review board, and the mission team.

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5. www.britannica.com › topic › Apollo-13-missionApollo 13 | Mission, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   May 27, 2024 · Apollo 13, U.S. spaceflight, launched on April 11, 1970, that suffered an oxygen tank explosion en route to the Moon, threatening the lives of three astronauts —commander Jim Lovell, lunar module pilot Fred Haise, and command module pilot Jack Swigert.

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6. www.nasa.gov › missions › apolloApollo 13: Mission Details - NASA

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   Jul 8, 2009 · Learn how Apollo 13 became a successful failure after an explosion on board forced the crew to abort the lunar landing and return to Earth. Find out the mission objectives, highlights, challenges and outcomes of this historic spaceflight.

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   Feb 20, 2010 · Learn about the seventh manned mission in the Apollo Space program that was supposed to be the third lunar landing, but ended up as a rescue mission after an oxygen tank explosion. Find out how the crew and ground control team worked together to survive and return home.

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9. www.space.com › 17250-apollo-13-factsApollo 13: Facts about NASA's near-disaster moon mission

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   Aug 10, 2023 · Apollo 13 was NASA's third moon-landing mission but the astronauts never made it to the lunar surface. Explore the 'successful failure' in our Apollo 13 guide.

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    Learn about the Apollo 13 mission, which was supposed to land on the Moon but became a \"successful failure\" after an explosion. Explore the stories, objects, and videos of the astronauts and engineers who made it possible.