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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.
Jun 5, 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.
Feb 20, 2010 · The Apollo 13 spacecraft parachutes to Earth, just before splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean after its aborted lunar landing mission, on April 17, 1970. In the Pacific Ocean, Astronauts...
Nov 3, 2023 · On April 11, 1970, the powerful Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 13 mission launched from Kennedy Space Center propelling astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert on what was intended to be humanity’s third lunar landing.
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.
Apr 17, 2020 · The crew of Apollo 13, Commander James A. Lovell, Command Module Pilot (CMP) John L. “Jack” Swigert and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Fred W. Haise, still 175,000.
Apr 8, 2020 · For most of second week of April in 1970, the whole world watched as the exhausted, underfed and dehydrated Apollo 13 astronauts fought for their lives after an on-board explosion rendered their...
Jul 8, 2009 · Apollo 13 was to be the third lunar landing attempt, but the mission was aborted after rupture of service module oxygen tank. Still, it was classified as a “successful failure” because of the experience gained in rescuing the crew. The mission’s spent upper stage successfully impacted the moon.
Apr 13, 2020 · Jim Lovell spoke about Apollo 13 — the mission that almost didn’t make it home — 50 years after the the command module splashed down safely.
The Apollo 13 astronauts astronauts after safely returning to Earth. From left: Fred. W. Haise, Jr., lunar module pilot; James A. Lovell Jr., commander; and John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot.
