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Apollo 13 by Jack Swigert of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Apollo 13 Crew Returns Home
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Apollo 13 Crew Returns Home |
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1970-04-17 |
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This photograph shows Apollo 13 astronauts Fred Haise, John Swigert, and James Lovell aboard the recovery ship, USS Iwo Jima after safely touching down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of their ill-fated mission. The mission was aborted after 56 hours of flight, 205,000 miles from Earth, when an oxygen tank in the service module exploded. The command module, Odyssey, brought the three astronauts back home safely. |
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Apollo 13 Crew at Press Conf
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Apollo 13 Crew at Press Conference |
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1970-01-01 |
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Apollo 13 astronauts Fred Haise, John Swigert, and James Lovell are pictured during the press conference after their ill-fated mission. The Apollo 13 mission (the third lunar landing mission) was aborted after 56 hours of flight, 205,000 miles from Earth, when an oxygen tank in the service module exploded. |
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