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Apollo 13
Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon. The craft was launched on April 11, 1970, at 13:13 CST. The landing was aborted after an oxygen tank exploded two days later, crippling the service module upon which the Command Module depended...
Timeline of Events
1970
4.11.1970
''Apollo 13'' is launched.
4.13.1970
An oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the spacecraft while en route to the Moon.
4.17.1970
Apollo program: The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.