Saturday, April 10, 2010

Apollo 13: A "Succesful Failure" - 40th Anniversary

Houston, we've had a problem

That's what Commander Jim Lovell actually said on April 13, 1970, after one of the two oxygen tanks in the Apollo 13 service module ruptured.

Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 launch, and the rupture occurred two days later.

Dateline NBC will feature a segment on the anniversary Sunday night that includes interviews with Lovell and lead flight director Gene Kranz. Here's a preview:
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