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What happened to the Apollo 13 astronauts?
An explosion in one of the oxygen tanks crippled the spacecraft during flight and the crew were forced to orbit the Moon and return to the Earth without landing.
Did the Apollo 13 astronauts make it back to Earth alive?
In reality, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert did return home safely through a complicated rescue effort by the crew, Mission Control and teams around the world. That hard work paid off with the crew splashing down safely on April 17, 1970 — 50 years ago this week.
What was the only hope for the Apollo 13 crew to return alive?
With the men now traveling inside the lunar module, landing on the moon was no longer a possibility, so Mission Control ordered Apollo 13 to swing around the moon and take a return course for Earth. The space travelers would have to make course corrections, but this procedure held the greatest hope for survival.
How many of the Moon astronauts are still alive?
Of the 41 astronauts involved in the Apollo lunar and Skylab program, 25 are still alive.* If you include the two cosmonauts involved in the Apollo- Soyuz Test Program, 26 of 43 are still alive.
Is Apollo 13 real?
No matter how accurate the movie was, the real Apollo 13 was one of the most dramatic moments in space exploration history, and an incredible triumph for NASA in the face of disaster.
What are the names of all of the astronauts?
The astronauts are, from left to right: Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley, Nicole Aunapu Mann, Chris Ferguson, Eric Boe, Josh Cassada and Suni Williams. The agency assigned the nine astronauts to crew the first flight tests and missions of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon .
Who are the Apollo astronauts?
The three people on the moon-landing mission were Edwin Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins. These three astronauts were experienced on Apollo 11 and had been to space on different missions before going to the moon.