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"Extremely loud applause here in Mission Control." On this day in 1970, the Apollo 13 command module successfully reentered Earth's atmosphere and splashed down, bringing astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert safely back to Earth following a harrowing journey. pic.twitter.com/CW8SzdcisM

#OTD in 1972, the crew of Apollo 16—commander John Young, lunar module pilot Charlie Duke, and command module pilot Ken Mattingly—launched on the fifth successful lunar landing mission. More on Apollo 16: s.si.edu/3jE0taj pic.twitter.com/OLH03xLA6m

Today in 1970, after several trying and difficult days, the Apollo 13 mission splashed down on Earth. It was a time of great relief, not only for us in the astronaut corps, but for all Americans, and indeed, our friends watching around the world. The steadiness of 13’s crew, and… pic.twitter.com/gUgNhckaNz

Surveyor 3, launched #OTD in 1967, was the 2nd spacecraft of the Surveyor series to make a soft landing on the Moon to prepare for the Apollo landings. 1.5 years later, the Apollo 12 astronauts landed about 600 ft (180 m) from Surveyor 3 and brought pieces of it back to Earth! pic.twitter.com/cJnMrNfmWy