On April 13, 1970, an oxygen tank explodes on Apollo 13, preventing a planned moon landing and jeopardizing the lives of the three-man crew.
Quote Of The Day
"Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here." Jack Swigert
Image Of The Day
Apollo 13 Crew.
James A. Lovell Jr. - Commander (CDR)
John "Jack" L. Swigert Jr. - Command Module Pilor (CMP)
Fred W. Haise Jr. - Lunar Module Pilot (LMP)
By NASA - NASA Image and Video Library. Image number S70-36485., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org