<p>On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 mission launched. Intended to be the third lunar landing, it was crewed by Commander Jim Lovell, who had flown previously on Apollo 8, and Fred Haise and Jack Swigert, both on their first spaceflights. Despite a last-minute crew change – Swigert was an eleventh-hour replacement for Ken Mattingly,<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/april-11-1970-apollo-13-blasts-off-for-the-moon/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"April 11, 1970: Apollo 13 blasts off for the Moon"</span></a></p>
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On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 mission launched. Intended to be the third lunar landing, it was crewed by Commander Jim Lovell, who had flown previously on Apollo 8, and Fred Haise and Jack Swigert, both on their first spaceflights. Despite a last-minute crew change – Swigert was an eleventh-hour replacement for Ken Mattingly,Continue reading “April 11, 1970: Apollo 13 blasts off for the Moon”
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