[Apollo 13]

A VIEW OF "THE LOST MOON"

Apollo 13, meant to be the third mission to land humans on the moon, ran into trouble when damaged wire insulation ignited in an oxygen tank and vented the contents of both oxygen tanks in the Command Service Module Odyssey. Though the crew made it safely back to Earth, the landing was canceled, and this view from their Lunar Module "lifeboat" during their lunar flyby is as close as the Apollo 13 astronauts got during the mission. They had precious few moments to observe the lunar surface up close before heading back to earth. The shut-down Command Module is visible out the overhead rendezvous window.