On this day in history, April 17, 1970, Apollo 13 astronauts return alive, defy odds after space explosion
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The three astronauts on board the Apollo 13 mission safely returned to Earth after an explosion in space threatened their lives on this day in history, April 17, 1970.
The fate of the three astronauts of Apollo 13 — Commander James Lovell, Command Module pilot John "Jack" Swigert and Lunar Module pilot Fred W. Haise — gripped the nation for three days after an explosion on board forced NASA to abort its third planned manned mission to the moon. "In Mission Control, pandemonium erupted." — NASA "Houston, we’ve had a problem here." — Astronaut John "Jack" Swigert It failed to reach the moon, but all three men on board survived and the lessons learned helped improve future missions' safety. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
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