Showing posts with label Damage to Apollo 13. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Damage to Apollo 13. Show all posts
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Damage to Apollo 13
After an oxygen tank exploded and crippled their service module, the Apollo 13 astronauts were forced to abandon plans to make the third manned lunar landing. The extent of the damage is revealed in this grainy, grim photo, taken as the service module was drifting away, jettisoned only hours prior to the command module's reentry and splashdown. An entire panel on the side of the service
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