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  1. Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    Mission: 1970Published: 2 Oct 2019

    Apollo 13 launched April 11, 1970, and was meant to land at Fra Mauro.

    View mission: Apollo 13 (1970)
    Outcome
    Partial success
  2. Apollo 11: How the Saturn V

    Mission: 1969Published: 23 Oct 2018

    Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

    View mission: Apollo 11 (1969)
    Launch site
    Cape Kennedy, Florida
    Outcome
    Success
  3. Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Crew’s Return

    Mission: 1970Published: 3 Mar 2018

    This 1994 documentary follows Apollo 13 from its April 11, 1970 launch through the oxygen tank explosion on the way to the Moon.

    View mission: Apollo 13 (1970)
    Launch site
    Kennedy Space Center, Florida
    Outcome
    Partial success
  4. Skylab: Repairing America’s First Space Station and Its 1979 Fall

    Published: 12 Jul 2017

    The History Guy recounts Skylab, America's first manned space station, built from the second stage of a Saturn V and launched on May 14, 1973.

    View mission: Skylab
    Outcome
    Partial success
  5. Apollo 13: How a Wrecked Spacecraft Brought Its Crew Home

    Mission: 1970Published: 16 Mar 2012

    Apollo 13 lifted off on April 11, 1970, but an oxygen tank explosion about 200,000 miles from Earth ended its Moon landing plans.

    View mission: Apollo 13 (1970)
    Outcome
    Partial success