#272 | Apollo 13
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Apocalypse 13 - A Space Odyssey
Apollo 13 entered the final minutes of its space flight, millions of people around the world were following it live on tevian radio. As with all re entry procedures, contact was lost with the crew as they began their descent. Unknown to the crew, apollo thirteen's trajectory, its direction, had been slightly adjusted by the lunar mogels cooling system and caused it to spend more time than expected at higher atmospheric levels. The crew eventually splashed down in the pacific ocean near american samoa, where they were recovered by American military ships. All three crew members were alive and well, although hayes was suffering from a urinary trackt infection, bably due to the lack
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