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April 1970: an oxygen tank explodes on Apollo 13, on the way to the Moon. What happened next?
Real outcome: The crew used the lunar module as a lifeboat and made it home. The landing was canceled; the crew moved into the lunar module as a lifeboat while mission control worked to bring them home.
Real outcome: The crew used the lunar module as a lifeboat and made it home. The landing was canceled; the crew moved into the lunar module as a lifeboat while mission control worked to bring them home.
Source: Wikipedia: Apollo 13
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