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No. Thanks to some amazing jerry-rig technical advice from Ground Control, all three made it back safely.
Jack Swigert died of cancer in 1982, 12 years after the flight. As of August 2011, Jim Lovell and Fred Haise are still alive.
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∙ 13y agoApollo 13 was set a mission to be the third Apollo spacecraft to land on the moon. But sadly they had to cancell the moon landing due to a explosion in the oxygen tank.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Apollo 8 took the first men into orbit. Apollo 11 was the first lunar landing.
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Does everyone die at the end of the Apollo 13 movie?
No, "Apollo 13" is based on a true story. The crew survives.
What was the flight to the moon when all of the astronauts died?
Challenger and Columbia shuttles killed 14 astronauts but they were not destined for the Moon. The Space Shuttle only ever orbits the Earth. 3 Apollo 1 astronauts were killed on the launch pad when their cabin caught fire after a spark ignited the oxygen atmosphere they were breathing. No Apollo astronauts were killed after this disaster. Apollo 13 on it's way to the Moon came close but they managed to get all three home.
Did any astronaut die in the Apollo program?
Apollo 1- a launch pad test resulted in a fire in the space capsule exacerbated by the fact that, at that time, NASA had a high oxygen atmosphere in space capsules, which greatly intensified the fire. The 3 astronauts in the capsule were killed, Grissom, White and Chaffee.They were the only Astronauts lost in the Apollo program.
How many people flew to the moon Apollo project?
As each Apollo spacecraft had three astronauts at a time and seven Apollo crafts flew to the moon, there were a total of 21 astronauts.
Were the people in apollo 18 real astronauts?
No.
When did the Apollo 13 crew die?
No the Apollo 13 astronauts were not killed , they returned to the earth in the lunar module.
Did Apollo 13 astronauts survive?
Yes the Apollo 13 astronauts did very well survive the Apollo 13 blast.
What did the astronauts of Apollo 13 do to survive on the space shuttle?
The Apollo 13 astronauts were not on the space shuttle.
How many astronauts in Apollo 13?
3 astronauts on Apollo 13 one of them did not go up but he went up on Apollo 14.
Who were the astronauts of Apollo 13?
The three astronauts of Apollo 13 are James Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred. W. Haise.
Is Apollo 13 still in space?
Apollo 13 astronauts were brought back safe to earth, and the only person of the three astronauts to die is John, jack Swigert, he died in 1983 of bone marrow cancer.
Where were the Apollo 13 crew from?
All the Apollo 13 astronauts were from the U.S Air Force.
What was the the risks for on Apollo 13?
There was every possibility that the Apollo 13 astronauts would die in space, it could also go out of control, and they would run short of oxygen.
Who were the astronauts for Apollo 13?
The astronauts for Apollo 12 were James Lovell, John Swigert and Fred W,Haise.
What was the crew on Apollo 13 worried about?
The astronauts of Apollo 13 were worried that they may not return safely to the earth.
How did the Apollo 13 mission get home?
The Apollo 13 astronauts sat in the command module and returned to the earth.
How did Apollo 13 get back to Earth?
The Apollo 13 astronauts used the lunar module to return to earth.
