The crew of Apollo 13 got back to Earth by using the lunar module as a lifeboat after an oxygen tank explosion crippled their main spacecraft. They executed a critical engine burn to adjust their trajectory, allowing them to slingshot around the moon and use its gravity to propel them back towards Earth. They safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 17, 1970.
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