11–17 April 1970

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Apollo 13

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Apollo 13 (April 11–17, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and would have been the third Moon landing. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module (SM) exploded two days into the mission, disabling its electrical and life-support system. The crew, supported by backup systems on the Apollo Lunar Module, instead looped around the Moon in a circumlunar trajectory and returned safely to Earth on April 17.

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Apollo 13 Prime CrewNASAPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Apollo 13 passing MoonJames Lovell, John Swigert, Fred HaisePublic domainWikimedia Commons
03-Apollo-13-Earth-1e0e6ea-e1630412014517NASA / restored by Toby OrdPublic domainWikimedia Commons
2010-06-11 CSM&LM-frNASAPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Ap13-70-H-496HRNASAPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Ap13-KSC-69PC-825HRNASAPublic domainWikimedia Commons
APOLLO 13 - ART CONCEPT (S70-31774)NASA Johnson Space CenterPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Apollo 13 - HALTranscription managed by David M. Goldenbaum of Test Division, Apollo Spacecraft Program Office, NASA .Public domainWikimedia Commons
Apollo 13 - Mission Control Console (S70-35096)NASA Johnson Space CenterPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Apollo 13 (1995)UnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress
Apollo 13 (1995) Interview with Ron HowardUnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress

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