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Apollo 13 Crew The flight was commanded by James A. Lovell with John L. Swigert as command module pilot and Fred W. Haise as lunar module pilot.

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2 Apollo 13 Crew The flight was commanded by James A. Lovell with John L. Swigert as command module pilot and Fred W. Haise as lunar module pilot.

3 Apollo 13 facts Apollo 13 was the seventh mission on the American Apollo space programme and the third intended to land on the moon. It took off on April 11 1970 at 13:13. On April 13th the oxygen tank exploded. It was launched at the Kennedy space centre in Florida. It was in space for 5 days 22 hours 54 minutes 41 seconds. It got back safely to Earth on April 17th 1 1 1 1970.

4 Apollo 13 facts The space ship was called CSM: Odyssey LM: Aquarius. The space ship was called CSM: Odyssey LM: Aquarius. Because of the explosion Apollo 13 had to circle the moon without landing. Because of the explosion Apollo 13 had to circle the moon without landing. At 55 hours 54 minutes into the flight the oxygen tank number two blew up and they were 200000 miles away from earth, it landed in the pacific ocean in Samoa and a recovery ship the USS Iwo Jima recovered it. At 55 hours 54 minutes into the flight the oxygen tank number two blew up and they were 200000 miles away from earth, it landed in the pacific ocean in Samoa and a recovery ship the USS Iwo Jima recovered it.

5 Apollo 13 facts During the emergency. The astronauts were unaware of all the attention being given to there situation. They were focused entirely on the task of getting their crippled spacecraft home. During the emergency. The astronauts were unaware of all the attention being given to there situation. They were focused entirely on the task of getting their crippled spacecraft home.

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