After four days of tension, uncertainty and incredible fortitude, the crew of Apollo 13 finally returned to Earth on 17th April 1970. I don't have enough words to express my admiration for the brave and level-headed crew, as well as the ingenious and determined men back on the ground. Apollo 11 was a great achievement of human technology, but ( Read more... )

On 13th April 1970, an explosion on board Apollo 13 left the three astronauts in a dangerous and apparently hopeless situation. With their oxygen and power supplies rapidly dwindling, it looked as though they would be stranded in space forever.

"There's one whole side of that spacecraft missing." (Jim Lovell)


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40 years ago, the Apollo 13 spacecraft was launched towards the moon. It was the start of what was to become a truly extraordinary journey and a triumph of human ingenuity over apparently impossible odds.


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40 Years!
Apollo 8 was launched 40 years ago today! In honour of this amazing achievement in human space exploration:

The crew - Bill Anders, Jim Lovell & Frank Borman (left to right)

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