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Apollo 13 A Successful Failure

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Apollo 13 space vehicle rollout from Vehicle Assembly Building
The Apollo 13 Saturn V yaws away from the launch tower during liftoff

Heading for the Moon

On April 11 1970, NASA’s third crewed lunar landing, Apollo 13 set out for the Fra Mauro highlands to continue humankind’s exploration of the Moon.

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Picture of the Moon from Apollo 13
Apollo 13's 4th TV tranmission with trouble only minutes away
View of the crippled Service Module

“Houston, we have had a problem.”

Two days into the flight, an oxygen tank ruptures and cripples the service module. The lunar landing is abandoned, and the mission’s single objective becomes bringing three astronauts home.

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Picture of the Moon from Apollo 13"
Picture of the Earth from Apollo 13
Close-up of a Speedmaster Moonwatch worn by an astronaut

Moonwatch's Role

With the spacecraft powered down to conserve energy, the crew had to time a critical engine burn entirely by hand. Fourteen seconds, exactly, to set their course for Earth. They measured it on an OMEGA Speedmaster.

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Astronauts being rescued

Return to Earth

Sheltered in the lunar module, the crew splashed down safely in the South Pacific on April 17 1970, bringing home what NASA would call later “a successful failure”.

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Snoopy sliver Award
Astronaut touching a Snoopy teddy bear before departure
Silver Snoopy Award certificate
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NASA’s tribute

In recognition of the Speedmaster’s role, OMEGA received the Silver Snoopy Award, a rare honour given by NASA’s astronauts for outstanding contributions to flight safety.

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1. Heading for the Moon

2. The accident

3. Moonwatch's Role

4. Splashdown

5. Snoopy Award

The British actor and OMEGA brand ambassador wears a Speedmaster Moonwatch with white dial. With its contrasting black details and glossy lacquered finish – it's the ideal timepiece for a modern leading man.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson wears a Moonwatch

The British actor and OMEGA brand ambassador wears a Speedmaster Moonwatch with white dial. With its contrasting black details and glossy lacquered finish – it's the ideal timepiece for a modern leading man.

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Aqua Terra in Black

Presented in three sizes, this classic Seamaster collection is crafted with timeless black dials featuring a modern lacquered finish.
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WATCH STRAPS

MADE BY HAND FOR EVERY KIND OF WRIST

Switching out your strap is a fast and easy way to give your OMEGA a personal makeover. You can fix a strap to suit the season, the occasion - or even your ever-changing moods. Start your search now and discover the playful side of Swiss precision.