#272 | Apollo 13
English Learning for Curious Minds
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The Apollo 13 Spacecraft Explosion
Apollo 13 was about to lose all of its life systems and power. Mission control back on earth did not want to risk trying to use the last bit of remaining power to abort the mission, and turned straight back to earth. The crew managed to isolate the commandm as spare oxygen tank and its batteries so that they could conserve power and oxygen. They essentially switched off everything in the command mogil to conserve as much oxygen and energy to get back home. Instead of turning back towards earth, which would have used more energy, they decided continue all the way, looping around the moon,. using the gravitational pull of earth to bring the spacecraft back home.
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