What happened to the center of the engine after Apollo 13 was launched?

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2026-09-07 15:55

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The center engine of the S-II second stage of the Saturn V rocket on Apollo 13 shut down early during launch due to a liquid oxygen tank failure, which caused an explosion. The astronauts had to rely on the other engines to compensate for the loss of thrust and safely abort the mission.

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