Apollo 13 - Video of the Damage



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Apollo 13 - Video of the Damage
This is a video of the Apollo 13 damaged Service Module.  The number two oxygen tank in the Service Module (SM) exploded when Mission Control requested that the crew perform a "cryo stir",  in which the oxygen "slush" is stirred to prevent it from stratifying.

Listen to an audio clip of the famous first words, "Houston, we've had a problem..."

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