Saturday, April 13, 2024

April 13, 1970: "Houston we have a problem"

Do you remember the movie or the incident?  

Many years ago, Apollo 13's oxygen tank exploded and the world came together around 3 astronauts named James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise.  

It happened a few days after launch and on their way to the third moon landing in a year.

On April 17, or 4 days after, the capsule hit the ocean water and the world was relieved.  The men were safe and we saw them transported to the ship.  

It was a textbook case of team work at NASA and conclusive evidence that these astronauts were men of incredible talent.

Yes, the movie was good.  I also remember the real incident.

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