On the evening of April 13, 50 years ago, NASA astronauts James Lovell Jr., John Swigert Jr. and Fred Haise Jr. were about to go to sleep for the night in the Apollo 13 command module. They were about ...

On the evening of April 13, 50 years ago, NASA astronauts James Lovell Jr., John Swigert Jr. and Fred Haise Jr. were about to go to sleep for the night in the Apollo 13 command module. They were about ...

Crewmembers of the troubled Apollo 13 mission exit the helicopter, boarding the USS Iwo Jima after a successful splashdown and recovery operation. Pictured here, from left, are lunar module pilot Fred ...

The Apollo 13 mission was supposed to send astronauts to the moon but when an oxygen tank exploded during their trip to the moon, the mission changed drastically, and was considered a “successful ...

Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died, NASA announced. He was 87. “We lost ...

LOS ANGELES – Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died, NASA announced. He was ...

NASA’s third moon landing mission blasts off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Severe oscillations — astronauts called it “pogo” — cause the center engine of the Saturn V second stage to shut down ...

The crew of the Apollo 13 lunar landing mission are shown in their space suits on their way to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Kennedy, Fla., Saturday, April 11, 1970. Flight Commander ...