Apollo 13

Mission overview

Apollo 13's planned lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen-tank explosion; the crew returned safely in a celebrated rescue.

Despite the loss of the landing, all three astronauts returned alive in a triumph of improvisation.

Mission	Type	Agency	Launch	Status
Apollo 8The Moon	Crewed lunar orbit	NASA	1968-12-21	Completed
Apollo 11The Moon	Crewed lunar landing	NASA	1969-07-16	Completed
Apollo 17The Moon	Crewed lunar landing	NASA	1972-12-07	Completed

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