50 years ago today: Apollo 13 reported, ‘Houston, we’ve had a problem!’

50 years ago today: Apollo 13 reported, ‘Houston, we’ve had a problem!’

Special to WorldTribune.com By Bill Federer, April 11, 2020 “Houston, we’ve had a problem” were the words sent from Apollo 13, which was launched for the moon APRIL 11, 1970. Mission control identified that an oxygen tank had exploded, irreparably damaging the craft. Thousands prayed: in New York City’s Times Square, at Chicago’s Board of […]