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The mission lengthed from April 10th, 1970, to April 7th, 1970.
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Apollo 13 takes off at Cape Canaveral, FL at 1:13 P.M. CST
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Oxygen Tank inside service module at 9:07 P.M. . This is also when the popular line "Houston, We've Had a Problem" was created.
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At 2:43 A.M. , they use the gravity of the moon to pull Aquarius in to a free-return trajectory.
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When they orbit behind the moon at 6:15 P.M. , radio contact is lost, and Haise and Swigert get a close up look at the moon.
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The Aquarius's 2nd battery explodes destroying 1/4 of the power that was remaining.
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The crew fires the Aquarius's engine again to correct the path it was on after drifting off course.
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The crew was rid of the service module so the crew could see the damage done to the ship.
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The crew returns to the Odyssey to jettison Aquarius
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The crew begins re--entry and loses contact with mission control.
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The crew splashes down and aboard a recovery helicopter and ship.