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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.
One ascent stage (Apollo 10's Snoopy) was discarded in a heliocentric orbit after its descent stage was discarded in lunar orbit. [4] The other three LMs were destroyed during controlled re-entry in the Earth's atmosphere: the four stages of Apollo 5 and Apollo 9 each re-entered separately, while Apollo 13's Aquarius re-entered as a unit.
Apollo 13 was slated to be the third landing on the moon after Apollo 8 (1968) and Apollo 12 (1969). Launched on April 11, 1970, the crew was led by commander Lovell, along with command module ...
Apollo 17's plaque bears a depiction of the lunar globe in addition to the Earth. The plaques used on missions 13 through 16 bear the call-sign of each mission's Lunar Module. All of the plaques were left on the Moon, except for those of the aborted Apollo 13 mission.
Apollo 13: Survival uses archive material and rare access to the complete audio recordings of the mission of astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise.
Kerwin was the one who uttered the words during Apollo 13: "Farewell, Aquarius, and we thank you." [ 4 ] He was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1997. Early life and education
Apollo 13: April 11, 1970, 19:13 GMT Launch Complex 39A. James Lovell Jack Swigert Fred Haise: Saturn V (SA-508) Odyssey: Aquarius: 05 d 22 h 54 m 41 s Intended Fra Mauro landing cancelled after SM oxygen tank exploded. LM used as "lifeboat" for safe crew return. First S-IVB stage impact on Moon for active seismic test. [1] [8] [36] [7] Apollo ...
Apollo 13: Apollo 13: 11 April 1970: Saturn V: NASA: Orbiter: Spacecraft failure Lunar Module Aquarius: 11 April 1970: Saturn V: NASA: Rescue mission: Success Lunar landing aborted following Service Module oxygen tank explosion en route to the Moon; flew past the Moon (free-return trajectory) and returned the crew safely to Earth. 79: Luna 16 ...