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 Mission Type
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Gene Kranz, Pioneers Kranz's White Team directed the Apollo 13 rescue.
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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.
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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.
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