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Who died on Apollo 13: verified crew and mission details

No one died on Apollo 13. The mission launched on April 11, 1970, and suffered a critical oxygen tank explosion on April 13. The three-person crew—James Lovell, Fred Haise, an...

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Women in Space: Key Milestones on April 14 and Beyond

This evergreen explainer examines verified milestones associated with April 14 in women’s space history while providing broader context about women’s evolving roles in space...

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The First Female Spacewalk: Who, When, and Why It Mattered

The first female spacewalk was performed by Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya on July 25, 1984, during the Soyuz T-12 mission to the Salyut 7 space station. She stepped outsi...

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Did Apollo 13 crash?

No, Apollo 13 did not crash. The spacecraft returned safely to Earth after an in-space emergency on April 13, 1970, when an oxygen tank explosion crippled the Service Module. NA...

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Did Apollo 13 Survive?

Yes, Apollo 13 survived. The mission launched on April 11, 1970, and an oxygen tank explosion on April 13 disabled key systems, yet the crew returned safely to Earth on April 17...

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