Saving the Apollo 13 Mission
On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 was launched for a planned moon landing. Two days into the mission, however, one of the oxygen tanks in the spacecraft exploded, causing a loss of air, electricity, and water. The moon landing had to be canceled, and the astronauts had to figure out how to get home. Their selution was to move into the lunar module, the small craft that was supposed to land on the moon, for much of the remaining trip. The lunar module contained fewer supplies, however. Therefore, the astronauts had to conserve as much food and water as possible.
By firing the lunar module's engine, the men were able to get the spacecraft on the correct course to return to Earth. On April
'17, Apollo 13 landed safely in the Pacific Ocean.
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