Apollo 13 mission to land on the Moon. The astronauts' mission insignia was sculpted as a medallion depicting "Steeds of Apollo" by Lumen Martin Winter and was struck by the Franklin Mint. The Apollo 13 mission was to explore the Fra Mauro formation, or Fra Mauro highlands, named after the diameter Fra Mauro crater located within it. It is a widespread, hilly selenological area thought to be composed of ejecta from the impact that formed Mare Imbrium. The next Apollo mission, Apollo 14, eventually made a successful flight to Fra Mauro. April 14, 1970 UTC (April 13, 21:07:53 CST) April 15, 1970,
HMS Apollo (F70) Torpedoes and missiles were fired from an F-22P frigate, P3C aircraft and an Agosta 90B submarine. HMS Apollo (F70) HMS "Apollo" was a batch 3B broadbeam of the Royal Navy. She was, like the rest of the class, named after a figure of mythology. "Apollo" was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders of Scotstoun. She was launched on 15 October 1970 and commissioned on 28 May 1972, making her the penultimate "Leander". Both "Apollo" and "Ariadne" are easily distinguished from the other "Leander"s by their 'witches hat' - fitted to the top of the foremast as a part of the electronic warfare