stackyFACTSApollo 13 was heavily derailed when a simple wiring flaw caused an entire oxygen tank to violently rupture in deep space. The crew spent days freezing in a cramped lunar module, using duct tape and cardboard to desperately filter their own toxic exhalations.
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