Success is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. The purpose of Apollo 13 was to land on the moon and return safely. Granted Apollo 13 did not land on the moon due to an oxygen tank exploding, they returned the astronauts home safely, which should be the biggest goal or accomplishment. Apollo 13 was a success after it returned in one piece. A failure is the lack of success. To fully succeed the crew needed to touch down on the moon, and return home. After having technical difficulties, Apollo 13 could not land on the moon, thus failing the only reason why they traveled into outer space.
To describe the Apollo 13 as a successful failure is the perfect description. They successfully failed in a sense. Apollo wanted to land
To describe the Apollo 13 as a successful failure is the perfect description. They successfully failed in a sense. Apollo wanted to land