Timeline event · April 1970 · The Space Race
Apollo 13: A Successful Failure
An oxygen tank explodes on the way to the Moon; the crew and mission control improvise a safe return, turning a near-disaster into a triumph of ingenuity.
Highlights
- ›A crippled spacecraft brought safely home
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe Space Race
- Associated withApollo 13
- Associated withJim Lovell
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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