Apollo 13

Crew changes

Apr 9, 1970

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13Two days before launch, Ken Mattingley as original pilot was replaced by James Swigert after being exposed to German measles.

Apollo 13 launch

Apr 11, 1970

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13Apollo 13 launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 11,1970 at 1:13 pm CST

Engine Failure

Apr 11, 1970

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13At launch,one of the oxygen fuel tanks shuts down

Apollo 13

Period: Apr 11, 1970 to Apr 17, 1970

Engine Disaster

Apr 13, 1970

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13 On April 13, 1970, one of the liquid oxygen tanks explodes after John Swigert turns on the engine fan that makes a spark in the tank.

Splashdown

Apr 17, 1970

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13Apollo 13 lands safely in the Pacific Ocean on April 17,1970

Results

Apr 17, 1970

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13 Apollo 13 aborts mission after explosion, loops around the moon, then heads back to Earth.