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Did Apollo 13 lose radio contact with mission control on the dark side of the moon?

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Did Apollo 13 lose radio contact with mission control on the dark side of the moon?

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Yes, and so did every other Apollo mission. The moon blocks the communication signals from being sent to Earth, and contact was only regained when the spacecraft began to emerge around the other side.