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Apollo 13 was the lunar mission that made famous the phrase, "Houston, we've had a problem," on April 11, 1970. The "problem" was the explosion of an oxygen tank, which irreparably damaged the spacecraft.
Apollo 13 was the lunar mission that made famous the phrase, "Houston, we've had a problem," on April 11, 1970. The "problem" was the explosion of an oxygen tank, which irreparably damaged the spacecraft.
The world broke out in prayer, with special services held at the Chicago Board of Trade, St. Peter's Basilica by the Pope, at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalemand even the U.S. Senate in the form of a resolution urging prayer.<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-04-11&view=View</ref>
The world broke out in prayer, with special services held at the Chicago Board of Trade, St. Peter's Basilica by the Pope, at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem and even the U.S. Senate in the form of a resolution urging prayer.<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-04-11&view=View</ref>
The crew built an oxygen filter, jump-charged the command module batteries, and then manually steered the craft ship to land in the ocean not far from a hurricane.
The crew built an oxygen filter, jump-charged the command module batteries, and then manually steered the craft ship to land in the ocean not far from a hurricane.