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3 nov 2023 · NASA. 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 è stata una missione spaziale statunitense, parte del programma Apollo decollata l'11 aprile 1970 alle ore 13:13 CST dal Kennedy Space Center . Doveva essere la terza missione a sbarcare sulla Luna dopo quelle di Apollo 11 e Apollo 12 , ma è diventata celebre per il guasto che impedì l'allunaggio e rese difficoltoso il rientro ...
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- Apollo 13 Command and Service Module e Aquarius
- James A. Lovell, Jr. (4)
8 lug 2009 · Mission Objective. Apollo 13 was supposed to land in the Fra Mauro area. An explosion on board forced Apollo 13 to circle the moon without landing. The Fra Mauro site was reassigned to Apollo 14. The Apollo 13 mission insignia. NASA. Mission Highlights.
Apollo 13 (April 11–17, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module (SM) ruptured two days into the mission, disabling its electrical and ...
- April 11, 1970, 19:13:00 UTC
- 5 days, 22 hours, 54 minutes, 41 seconds
- 44,069 kg (CSM: 28,881 kg; LM: 15,188 kg)
- Saturn V SA-508
6 apr 2020 · NASA. After taking a free-return-to-Earth trajectory and using the Sun as an alignment star for navigation, Apollo 13 soon found themselves approaching home. One final problem remained—powering up the command module after its seemingly long hiatus from the action.
Making a Successful Failure. Many people came together to come up with a solution to ensure the safe return of the Apollo 13 astronauts. While the mission to land on the Moon was ultimately aborted, Lovell, Swigert, and Haise's return to Earth was considered a success. Learn more about how the Apollo 13 mission became a successful failure below.
20 feb 2010 · Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the Apollo Space program (1961-1975) and was supposed to be the third lunar landing mission, but the three astronauts aboard never reached the...
