More than half a century later, the Apollo 13 mission continues to fascinate audiences.🚀apollo13 kprc2 click2hou htx hounews nasa
April 17, 2023, marks the 53rd anniversary of the crew’s safe return to Earth, known as Splashdown Day.Mission Control erupts into cheers and applause as the Apollo 13 astronauts return to Earth.FILE - In this April 11, 1970 file photo, crowds watch the lift-off of the Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 13 spacecraft on its mission to the moon from Cape Kennedy, Fla.
The astronauts were 200,000 miles from Earth when their oxygen tank ruptured two days after its launch. This April 1970 photo made available by NASA shows astronaut Jim Lovell during the Apollo 13 mission. The oxygen tank explosion later was linked to damage caused by electrical overheating in ground tests.
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