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It failed in its original mission, which was the moon landing, but it succeeded in getting the astronauts home safely because of the vision of Mission Control and the competence of both the astronauts in the crippled ship and the support teams in Mission Control and in the back room.

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Was the Apollo 13 successful?

Apollo 13 was not successful in completing its original mission to land on the moon. However, it was considered a successful failure because the crew were safely returned to Earth despite facing a life-threatening situation.


What Lunar Mission did NASA call a 'Successful Failure'?

The Apollo 13 mission is often referred to as a "successful failure" by NASA. Despite the mission not achieving its objective of landing on the moon due to an oxygen tank explosion, the safe return of the crew showcased the ingenuity and teamwork of NASA engineers and astronauts.


Was the mission Apollo 7 successful?

Yes, Apollo 7 was successful. It was the first crewed mission of the Apollo program and orbited Earth for nearly 11 days in October 1968. The mission achieved its objectives of testing the command and service module in space.


Why was the Apollo 13 mission considered a successful failure?

Apollo 13 was a failure in the sense that the mission did not land on the moon or achieve any of its mission goals. It was successful because it showed how people can work together to bring about a successful outcome to a situation that looked impossible. The feat of bringing home a crew of three in a spacecraft that was largely disabled through the rupture of its oxygen tanks and damaged electrical systems was a worldwide effort by various technical people, and created universal concern for the astronauts wellbeing.


Which Apollo failed the mission?

Apollo 13 had an explosion in the Service Module, forcing them to abort the moon landing, however Mission Control and the crew of Apollo 13 worked very hard and returned the spacecraft back to Earth, becoming NASA's most "successful failure"

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Which NASA mission was labeled a successful failure?

Apollo 13.


When was NASA's first successful mission to space?

I think it was the Apollo 1 because there have been more than 1 Apollo there have been about 17 Apollo's and Apollo 13 was called the successful failure


Was the Apollo 13 successful?

Apollo 13 was not successful in completing its original mission to land on the moon. However, it was considered a successful failure because the crew were safely returned to Earth despite facing a life-threatening situation.


What Lunar Mission did NASA call a 'Successful Failure'?

The Apollo 13 mission is often referred to as a "successful failure" by NASA. Despite the mission not achieving its objective of landing on the moon due to an oxygen tank explosion, the safe return of the crew showcased the ingenuity and teamwork of NASA engineers and astronauts.


Was Apollo mission 8 a manned mission?

no, the first successful manned mission to the moon was apollo mission 11.


Which Apollo mission did not land on the moon because of a power failure?

Apollo 13


Was the mission Apollo 7 successful?

Yes, Apollo 7 was successful. It was the first crewed mission of the Apollo program and orbited Earth for nearly 11 days in October 1968. The mission achieved its objectives of testing the command and service module in space.


DID Apollo 15 Blow up?

No. Apollo 15 was a successful mission.


Was Apollo 11 mission successful?

Yes


Why was the Apollo 13 mission considered a successful failure?

Apollo 13 was a failure in the sense that the mission did not land on the moon or achieve any of its mission goals. It was successful because it showed how people can work together to bring about a successful outcome to a situation that looked impossible. The feat of bringing home a crew of three in a spacecraft that was largely disabled through the rupture of its oxygen tanks and damaged electrical systems was a worldwide effort by various technical people, and created universal concern for the astronauts wellbeing.


Was there a potenial failure facing the Apollo mission 11?

Apollo 11 was a big success.


Which Apollo failed the mission?

Apollo 13 had an explosion in the Service Module, forcing them to abort the moon landing, however Mission Control and the crew of Apollo 13 worked very hard and returned the spacecraft back to Earth, becoming NASA's most "successful failure"