Images Dated 1970

Aviation-Boeing 747

The TWA "Star of Paris" Boeing 747 is seen just after landing at Orly's airport, on April 13, 1970, after its first New-York-Paris commercial flight. On September 30, 1968, the first 747 was rolled out of the Everett assembly building before the world's press and representatives of the 26 airlines that had ordered the plane, and first flight took place on February 09, 1969. The Boeing 747, called also "Jumbo Jet", entered service on January 21, 1970, on Pan Am's New York–London route. / AFP PHOTO

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Us-Astronautics-Apollo Xiii-Launch

This file picture released 9 April 1970 shows the Apollo 13 landing site on the moon. The hilly upland Fra Mauro region of the moon is highlighted in this view along with the distances the astronauts will cover during their planned two extra-vehicular activities.The Apollo XIII Saturn V space vehicle lifted off 11 April 1970 with astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., John L. Swigers Jr. and Fred W. Haise Jr. on what was supposed to be the third NASA's manned lunar landing mission. After the explosion of the ship's oxygen tanks 13 April as it had passed into the moon's gravitational field the crew had to leave the command module and climb into the LEM (Lunar Exploration Module). The three astronauts used primitive celestial navigation techniques to determine where they were and how to get back to earth. Despite continued peril, their calculations worked and on 17 April 1970 Apollo XIII splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean with all occupants intact. / AFP PHOTO

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