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After a couple of holds in the countdown, the clock for liftoff resumed at T-3 hours 30 minutes.
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The spacecraft had a flawless liftoff but ended up having technical issues after exiting Earth's orbit.
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The crew of Apollo 13 did their first live broadcast from the spacecraft.
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The Apollo 13 crew were taking pictures of the Earth while they were out on their expedition.
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After a short circuit occurred, the second cryogenic tank malfunctions leading to an explosion which made the spacecraft to tumble out of control.
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The crew had to shutdown all of the systems due to the huge leak in the oxygen tanks in order to preserve the oxygen.
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A recovery team which consisted of a ship and a helicopter came out to retrieve the crew of Apollo 13 shortly after splashdown.
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After getting picked up by the recovery team, the crew of Apollo 13 were safely brought to Hawaii.
