Apollo 13 was Haise's only trip to space. Apollo 13 was Swigert's first trip to space, at age 38. He had been part of the support crew for Apollo 7 and was initially Apollo 13's backup command ...

The unwavering teamwork, strength and determination by both the astronauts and NASA’s ground crew continue to inspire over 50 years later with movies like Academy Award winner Apollo 13.

Apollo astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, known for helping the crew of Apollo 13 safely return to Earth after an explosion doomed their lunar mission, has died at the age of 87, NASA announced.

Apollo 13 never made it to the moon as it was intended, but still marked a historic flight for the space program. While the crew of three were on their journey to their intended destination ...

Ed Smylie, the NASA official who led a team of engineers that cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape that saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970 after an explosion ...

to the Apollo 13 mission operations team, President Richard M. Nixon made special mention of Mr. Smylie, who was head of the crew systems division, and his deputy, James V. Correale.

But his most dramatic mission was one that he never flew. In 1970, Mattingly was supposed to have joined the crew of Apollo 13, piloting the command module. But he was removed from the mission a ...

Jack Swigert and Fred Haise’s time in space Apollo 13 crew members Jack Swigert, Jim Lovell and Fred Haise pose for a photo. Apollo 13 stands as one of NASA's most monumental and near-fatal ...

Apollo astronaut Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, known for helping the crew of Apollo 13 safely return to Earth after an explosion doomed their lunar mission, has died at the age of 87, NASA announced.