Apollo 13 - Wikipedia
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 ...
Apollo 13: Mission Details - NASA
Jul 8, 2009 · Apollo 13 was to be the third lunar landing attempt, but the mission was aborted after rupture of service module oxygen tank. Still, it was classified as a “successful failure” because of the experience gained in rescuing the crew. The mission’s spent upper stage successfully impacted the moon.
Apollo 13 | Mission, History, & Facts | Britannica
Apr 14, 1970 · Apollo 13, U.S. spaceflight, launched on April 11, 1970, that suffered an oxygen tank explosion en route to the Moon, threatening the lives of three astronauts—commander Jim Lovell, lunar module pilot Fred Haise, and command module pilot Jack Swigert—who ultimately saved themselves.
Apollo 13 - NASA
Jul 11, 2024 · Apollo 13: The Successful Failure. On April 11, 1970, the powerful Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 13 mission launched from Kennedy Space Center propelling astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert on what was intended to be humanity’s third lunar landing.
Apollo 13 ‑ Facts, Timeline & Movie - HISTORY
Feb 20, 2010 · Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the Apollo Space program (1961-1975) and the third lunar landing mission, though the three astronauts aboard never reached the moon and scrambled...
Apollo 13: Facts about NASA's near-disaster moon mission
Aug 10, 2023 · Apollo 13 was NASA's third moon-landing mission but the astronauts never made it to the lunar surface. Explore the 'successful failure' in our Apollo 13 guide.
Apollo 13: The Successful Failure - NASA
Apr 6, 2020 · The Apollo 13 mission was to be the third lunar landing in the program before an on board explosion forced the mission to circle the Moon without landing. This is the insignia of the Apollo 13 lunar landing mission.
Apollo 13 - National Air and Space Museum
Apr 11, 1970 · When Apollo 13 launched on April 11, 1970, it was intended to be the third Apollo mission to land on the Moon. Unfortunately, an explosion in one of the oxygen tanks crippled the spacecraft during flight and the crew were forced to orbit the …
Apollo 13 - NASA
A Third Trip to the Moon In July 1969, the Apollo 11 mission achieved President John F. Kennedy’s goal of performing a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth. After the subsequent success of the Apollo 12 mission in November 1969, NASA set out to complete a third lunar landing with Apollo 13.
Apollo 13 in Real Time
A real-time interactive journey through the third lunar landing attempt. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1970.