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Aug 22, 2019 · A damaged Apollo 13 was about to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere amid a communications blackout. It would become the longest re-entry blackout in the history of ...
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A damaged Apollo 13 was about to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere amid a communications blackout. It would become the longest re-entry blackout in the history of the space program. 0 seconds of 3 ...
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Sep 28, 2024 · In a standout sequence from the documentary Apollo 13: Survival, Jim Lovell imagines what it might have been like to set foot on the moon. The Lunar Module (LM) is bathed in brilliant sunshine while he daydreams, producing a dramatic and uplifting sight. This picture, however, does not accurately depict the actual lunar landings.
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Apr 8, 2020 · April 8, 2020. Still far from home, the Apollo 13 astronauts photographed Earth during their long, harrowing trip back from the moon. Fifty years ago next week, NASA came close to losing one of ...
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Apr 17, 2020 · As the Apollo 13 crew re-entered the Earth's atmosphere there was a blackout period where they couldn't communicate with mission control. ... Video, 00:03:54 Apollo 13: The silence in the blackout ...
From near disaster to triumphant return, discover why Apollo 13 is one of the most famous missions in NASA's history! Join us as we explore the incredible st...
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Oct 2, 2023 · This video contains historical footage of the flight of Apollo 13, the fifth lunar mission and the third spacecraft that was to land on the Moon. Apollo 13’s launch date was April 11, 1970. On the 13th of April, after docking with the Lunar Module, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert discovered that their oxygen tanks had ...