Apollo 13: 'Houston, we've had a problem here'
<p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ember">Ember</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="EXPLORATIONS">EXPLORATIONS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="Thirteen">Thirteen</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p>(<span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span>)</p><p><span word="BARBARA">BARBARA</span> <span word="KLEIN">KLEIN</span>: <span word="American">American</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="Eleven">Eleven</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span>, <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span>-<span word="nine">nine</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>. <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>-<span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>, <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="Thirteen">Thirteen</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p><span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="Thirteen">Thirteen</span> <span word="roared">roared</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="April">April</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span>, <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="seventy">seventy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span>-<span word="thirteen">thirteen</span>, <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="thirteen">thirteen</span> <span word="p">p</span>. <span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Lovell">Lovell</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="Thirteen">Thirteen</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="flown">flown</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="Eight">Eight</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> -- <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Swigert">Swigert</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Fred">Fred</span> <span word="Haise">Haise</span>. <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="Thirteen">Thirteen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>.</p><p><span word="STEVE">STEVE</span> <span word="EMBER">EMBER</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="Thirteen">Thirteen</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="Apollos">Apollos</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="module">module</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="module">module</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fiery">fiery</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="module">module</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="part">part</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rejoin">rejoin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="module">module</span>.</p>
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