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The Apollo 13 oxygen tank explosion occurred on which date in 1970?
Answer
April 13
On April 13, 1970, oxygen tank No. 2 exploded on Apollo 13, 200,000 miles from Earth. The crew, supported by backup systems, safely returned to Earth on April 17.
💡 Did you know?
Apollo 13's crew survived an oxygen tank explosion through extraordinary teamwork, with Mission Control solving a 'square peg in round hole' problem using tape and plastic bags.
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- April 10
- April 15
- April 17
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- Apollo 13
- space program
- 1970
- NASA
- astronauts
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