[Paulie]

“What they were able to do with it by Apollo 13 was flat-out incredible.”

Very true.

If you’re interested and have the time, look up “13 things that saved Apollo 13”. I would list them for you here but I cannot remember off hand very many.

[Political Junkie Too]

The oxygen tank that exploded on Apollo 13 was originally installed on Apollo 10. During maintenance it was dropped and Commander Stafford wouldn't allow it to be reinstalled. It was shelved and replaced with a new tank.

When Apollo 13 was being manufacturerd, they used that dropped tank off the shelf. It became the #2 oxygen tank that exploded.

-PJ