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Apollo 13 | "Houston, We’ve Had a Problem." | 1

2023/7/4
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The episode begins with the background of Apollo 13's mission and the explosion that occurred, leading to critical system failures and stranding the astronauts.

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On April 11th, 1970, NASA launched Apollo 13, its third manned mission to the Moon. But two days into its journey, an explosion wiped out a major source of oxygen, limiting the ship’s water and power supplies. The three astronauts onboard found themselves stranded in a crippled spacecraft 200,000 miles from Earth, while their families—and the entire nation—watched helplessly from the ground.

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