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Archive Home > 2010 > April > 11 > Apollo 13 astronauts begin doomed moon mission (but survive) in 1970

Apollo 13 astronauts begin doomed moon mission (but survive) in 1970

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
April 11, 2010

Today is Sunday, April 11, the 101st day of 2010. There are 264 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History

On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13, with astronauts James Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert, blasted off on its ill-fated mission to the moon. (Although the spacecraft was crippled....

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