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posted by LaminatorX on Monday April 13 2015, @01:45PM   Printer-friendly
from the I'm-coming-home dept.

Forty-five years have passed [autoplay video] since the flight launched:

After losing oxygen and power in its unsuccessful trip to the moon, Apollo 13 still managed to do one thing well: land back on Earth.

April 11 marks the 45th anniversary of the mission's launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center with the goal of landing on the moon. Watch the video above to learn about what's frequently called NASA's "successful failure."

Related: See a 1970 explanation of What Happened to Apollo 13.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by hamsterdan on Monday April 13 2015, @05:24PM

    by hamsterdan (2829) on Monday April 13 2015, @05:24PM (#169844)

    What's amazing is *how* they managed to bring the pilots home even if the craft was crippled beyond hope.

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