launched from USA

Apollo 13

Partial
APR 11197019:13:03 UTC

Apollo 13 was the third mission to land on the Moon. However, the lunar landing was aborted due to the failure of the oxygen tank in the service module. The crew looped around the Moon, and returned safely to Earth.

launched from LC-39A Kennedy

aboard Saturn V SA-508 into Lunar free-return

carrying 45,931 kg of payload

Payloads · 2

  • 01

    Apollo CSM-109

  • 02

    Apollo LM-7

Crew · 3

  • 01 James A. Lovell Jr. from USA
  • 02 John L. Swigert Jr. from USA
  • 03 Fred W. Haise Jr. from USA

Landing & recovery

Descended under parachute

last updated Jun 19, 2026