Apollo 13

:This article is about the Moon mission. There is also a movie by the name of Apollo 13.

Relics

The command module is currently displayed at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. It was formerly at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, Paris. The lunar module burned up in Earth's atmosphere 17 April, 1970, having been targeted to enter over the Pacific Ocean to reduce the possibility of contamination from a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) on board (had the mission proceeded as planned, the RTG would have been used to power the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package, and then remained on the Moon). The RTG survived reentry (as designed) and landed in the Tonga Trench. While it will remain radioactive for approximately 2000 years, it does not appear to be releasing radioactive material.

Related Topics:
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center - Hutchinson, Kansas - Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace - Paris - 17 April - 1970 - Radioisotope thermoelectric generator - Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package - Tonga Trench

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