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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 davester666 on Tuesday April 14 2015, @08:32AM

    by davester666 (155) on Tuesday April 14 2015, @08:32AM (#170270)

    Well, most news outlets now seem to start with: "These are the five worse things people have done to each other today, somewhere on the planet. Enjoy."

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