Apollo 13
AgencyNASA
Year1970
TypeMoon flyby (aborted)
RocketSaturn V
CountryUSA
About the Mission
An oxygen tank exploded 200,000 miles from Earth. The famous words Houston, we have had a problem. The crew used the lunar module as a lifeboat. They swung around the Moon and returned safely. NASA called it a successful failure. The movie with Tom Hanks made it legendary.
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