Apollo 13 Spacecraft During Re-entry

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The world hold's its collective breath as the crew of Apollo 13 attempt to safely return to Earth. An unidentified airline passenger snapped these bright objects, believed to be the Apollo 13 Service Module and Lunar Module as they entered Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean on April 18, 1970. The aircraft, an Air New Zealand DC-8, was midway between the Fiji Islands (Nandi Island, to be specific) and Aukland, New Zealand when the photograph was taken. Posted on: 05 May, 2003

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