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Apollo 13
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The seventh crewed Apollo mission and intended third Moon landing, launched 11 April 1970. An oxygen tank explosion in the service module two days into the flight forced the crew to abandon the landing and use the lunar module as a lifeboat; all three astronauts returned safely to Earth on 17 April 1970.
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Mission TypeCrewed lunar mission (aborted landing) 1 OutcomeLanding aborted after an oxygen tank explosion; crew survived using the lunar module as a lifeboat and returned safely to Earth. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationApollo 13, lead sectionQuote, Apollo 13, lead section
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.
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationCrewed By: Jim Lovell, Apollo 13, crew section
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Gene Kranz, Gene Kranz, Apollo 13 section
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