5 Fun Facts About Apollo 13
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE APOLLO 13 MISSION 1. Apollo 13 was the 7th manned mission in the American Apollo space program and was intended to land on the moon. However, instead of skipping from 12 to 14, like any sane person, they used the number "13", and that was just asking for trouble. But, it gets better. Apollo 13 launched at exactly 13:13CST from the Kennedy Space Center on the 11th April 1970. Some people just have no understanding of that number. You've got to avoid it at all costs. Don't hug the crap out of it. And the explosion that caused havoc with the mission happened two days after launch, on the 13th April. Sheesh, they never stood a chance. If that wasn't enough, every member of the crew, back-up crew, mission control, and even the president, had at least 13 grandfathers and an equal number of grandmothers. And on the journey from his house to the space center, Jim Lovell, the mission ...