Following the historic year of 1969 that saw two successful Moon landings, 1970 opened on a more sober note. Ever-tightening ...

While it did not launch on a Friday, the ill-fated Apollo 13 had to forego a moon landing in April 1970 when an onboard oxygen tank exploded. After quick thinking by NASA and a perilous journey ...

But Lovell is best remembered as commander of the Apollo 13 mission, where an oxygen tank exploded two days after the launch, depleting oxygen and power inside the command module odyssey.

A remarkable new Netflix documentary titled "Apollo 13: Survival" takes a hard look ... relevant as more privately-funded space tourists launch and we learn more about Suni Williams and Butch ...

Apollo 13's commander Jim Lovell selects music on a portable tape player while Jack Swigert naps off to the right Image enhancement techniques have been used to reveal life aboard Nasa's stricken ...

It began with the launch of its massive SLS moon rocket and ... to get home in the case of an emergency, as the crew of Apollo 13 did — and is a natural place to practice how to sustainably ...

Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon in 1969 a reality. They flocked to the Apollo program for many reasons. Some relished the idea of exploring new worlds. Others were inspired by a ...