OTD in Space – April 17: Apollo 13 Returns

On April 17, 1970, Apollo 13 returned to Earth after narrowly avoiding a deadly disaster in space. [‘On This Day in Space’ ...
Space Coast Daily

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Apollo 13 Splashes Down in South Pacific 56 Years Ago

Splashdown occurred in the Pacific Ocean at 1:07 p.m. April 17, after a flight that lasted five days, 22 hours and 54 minutes. [...] ...
The Spokesman-Review

The Apollo 13: A Near Tragedy

NASA’s third moon landing mission blasts off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Severe oscillations — astronauts called it “pogo” — cause the center engine of the Saturn V second stage to shut down ...

This day in 1970: How Apollo 13 turned a lunar mission into a legendary survival story

For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are once again venturing to the Moon. Nasa’s Artemis program had sent four ...