In 1970, Apollo 13 used a wristwatch to time a 14-second burn without computer guidance. 56 years later, the manual maneuver remains a textbook survival feat and …

When Apollo 13 Went Dark, a Mechanical Wrist watch Saved the Mission. After an explosion crippled their spacecraft, the crew ...
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Houston, we have a problem (full scene) | Apollo 13

A routine oxygen tank stir becomes a devastating explosion that tears through Apollo 13's service module, Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) delivering the understated yet chilling report that will become ...
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Apollo 13 - The true survival story NASA rarely explains

Today In The Space World Apollo 13 - The true survival story NASA rarely explains Posted: June 23, 2026 | Last updated: June 23, 2026 Apollo 13 was meant to be a Moon landing, but one explosion turned ...
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Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97

But the big rescue mission was still to come. That was during the harrowing Apollo 13 flight in April 1970. Lovell was supposed to be the fifth man to walk on the moon. But Apollo 13's service module, ...
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Apollo 13 odyssey transfixed the nation, tested NASA's mettle

This story originally posted Sept. 17, 2016. It is being republished as part of the Chronicle's 125 series. By the time Apollo 13 launched in April 1970, Americans already had walked on the moon twice ...