Historical Events tagged with "jims"
Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.
Space Exploration
Apollo 13 Launch: Journey to the Moon
April 11th, 1970 54 years ago
Apollo 13 was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, carrying astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise on a mission to land on the Moon. The mission aimed to further lunar exploration and scientific research. Shortly after launch, an oxygen tank exploded, leading to a critical situation that required the crew to work closely with Mission Control. The mission turned from exploration to crisis management, focusing on the safe return of the crew to Earth.
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