After Apollo 11 reached the Moon, NASA pushed deeper into the unknown with riskier landings and more ambitious scientific ...

It’s thirty years since one of the most famous films ever made about space travel came out in cinemas. Apollo 13 was nominated for nine Oscars, and brought the true story of how three astronauts ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Netflix documentary 'Apollo 13: Survival' gives a rare look at Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise's time in space ...

Two days into what should have been a mission to the Moon, disaster struck Apollo 13. A new film explores the drama – and astronaut Jim Lovell recounts the incredible efforts to bring the crew back.

Nasa hails Lovell for saving 1970 moon mission from ‘potential tragedy’ and safely returning crew to Earth James “Jim” Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a ...

This story originally posted Sept. 17, 2016. It is being republished as part of the Chronicle's 125 series. By the time Apollo 13 launched in April 1970, Americans already had walked on the moon twice ...

An April 1970 explosion forced Apollo 13 to use the lunar module as a lifeboat; crew rationed water and returned safely. Coffee found to have startling effect on aging, says new study Brad Pitt opens ...

Retired astronaut and the commander of the famous Apollo 13 mission, Jim Lovell, has died aged 97. Lovell was one of NASA's most-travelled astronauts in the agency's first decade and flew four times - ...

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