Summary of Events. Fast Facts: Apollo 13. The Result of the Explosion that Forced The World to Remember Apollo 13 President Kennedy Challenges Nation Before Congress May 25, 1961 On This Date in History : The manned space program at NASA currently has an uncertain future as the Space Shuttle program winds down. Astronauts — Jack Swigert Command Module Pilot, Apollo 13 Credits. But Apollo 13 didn't go to plan. "My biggest emotion on Apollo 13 after the oxygen tank explosion was disappointment that we had lost the landing." Apollo 13's mission was to explore the hilly upland Fra Mauro region of the Moon. The Apollo 13 lunar mission was to be the third attempt to land men on the moon, but it almost ended in disaster when an explosion rocked the ship. NASA documentary of the near-fatal Apollo 13 mission in 1972. In 1968, Lovell had been aboard Apollo 8, which was the first manned Nasa mission to orbit the Moon. The crew instead looped around the Moon and returned safely to Earth on April 17. An explosion on April 14, 1970, severely damaged the Apollo 13 Service Module, shown here with a side panel missing. The Apollo 13 mission was launched at 2:13 p.m. EST, April 11, 1970 from launch complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. A new film explores the drama – and astronaut Jim Lovell recounts the incredible efforts to bring the crew back. Fifty years ago this week, an explosion on the Apollo 13 moon mission stranded three astronauts hundreds of thousands of miles from home. An explosion on board Apollo 13 has caused one of the most critical situations in American space history and put the lives of the three astronauts on board in severe jeopardy. Apollo 13 astronauts were able to see the damage from the explosion. The crew devised a workaround for their oxygen supply based on instructions from mission controllers, who had an inventory of materials onboard the ship that could be used for the fix. — Fred Haise Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 13 "Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here." Apollo 13 was the 3rd attempt to land humans on the Moon and the 1st to fail. At the time of Apollo 13 Wendt was working for North American Rockwell, the prime contractor for the Apollo command and service modules, which were crippled by the explosion. In our original series 5 years ago on the “13 Things That Saved Apollo 13,” the first item we discussed was the timing of the explosion. On April 13, 1970, Apollo 13 was 56 hours into its flight when an oxygen tank explosion forced the crew to abandon its plan to reach the moon. This was not to be. Scan by Kipp Teague. Pour cela, Apollo 13 reste un “échec réussi”. On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13 explosion, the NASA astronauts and Mission Control flight directors involved shared their thoughts and lessons learned in a … 2 blows up on Apollo 13, the third manned lunar landing mission. Apollo 13 was supposed to be the third mission to land humans on the Moon. Eighty-seven hours after the explosion, the Apollo 13 astronauts safely splashed in the Pacific Ocean. The Apollo 13 explosion was a result of faulty electrical wiring, which lowered the crew's supply of oxygen. Extensive damage is visible from the oxygen tank explosion. This view of the severely damaged Apollo 13 Service Module (SM) was photographed from the Lunar Module/Command Module (LM/CM) following SM jettisoning. The mission is famous for the tireless, dedicated efforts of the flight crew and ground control to bring the astronauts back home. Mais à 330 000 km de la Terre, une explosion oblige à un retour en catastrophe. NASA caption. 13 avril 1970 : Explosion à bord : le plus célèbre désastre évité de justesse, l'équipage d'Apollo 13 retourna sur Terre après qu'une explosion fut survenue dans le vaisseau en route pour la Lune.