/oss/taxonomy/term/4567/all en /oss/article/history-general-science/space-flight-and-duct-tape <p>Just four months after Apollo 11’s historic landing on the moon in 1969, “Intrepid,” Apollo 12’s lunar lander, made a perfect landing. It was expected that in April of 1970, “Aquarius,” Apollo 13’s lander, would do the same at a site designated as “Fra Mauro.” But we were never to hear the words, “Frau Mauro here, Aquarius has landed.” Instead, the world was shaken by astronaut Jack Swigert’s iconic words. “okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” Indeed, there was a problem.</p> Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:31:39 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8274 at /oss