by APOD Robot » Sat Apr 17, 2010 4:00 am
Damage to Apollo 13
Explanation: After an oxygen tank exploded and crippled their service module, the
Apollo 13 astronauts were forced to abandon plans to make the third manned
lunar landing. The extent of
the damage is revealed in
this grainy, grim photo, taken as the service module was drifting away, jettisoned only hours prior to the command module's reentry and splashdown. An entire panel on the side of the
service module has been blown away and extensive internal damage is apparent. Visible below the gutted compartment is a radio antenna and the large, bell-shaped nozzle of the service module's rocket engine.
On April 17, 1970 the three astronauts returned safely
to Earth.
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