Earth Shaker - #AstroOTD | APOLLO 13 OXYGEN TANK EXPLODES On this day in 1970, at about 56 hours into their translunar journey, the Apollo 13 mission was abrupted by an explosion
NASA History - If the oxygen tank exploded on Apollo 13, why were power and water the big problems for the crew? The Apollo command module spacecraft got its power through fuel
![StarTalk on X: "#OTD 4/13/1970: "Houston, we've had a problem": an oxygen tank explodes on Apollo 13, and the rest is history: https://t.co/jCYH2KRIpR https://t.co/tXsfBpBCVh" / X StarTalk on X: "#OTD 4/13/1970: "Houston, we've had a problem": an oxygen tank explodes on Apollo 13, and the rest is history: https://t.co/jCYH2KRIpR https://t.co/tXsfBpBCVh" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVhlyCsXQAMAS3G.jpg:large)
StarTalk on X: "#OTD 4/13/1970: "Houston, we've had a problem": an oxygen tank explodes on Apollo 13, and the rest is history: https://t.co/jCYH2KRIpR https://t.co/tXsfBpBCVh" / X
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