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Apollo 13 was drifting toward death - then NASA built a fix with duct tape

Apollo 13 was already crippled after an oxygen tank rupture, but the rescue kept getting harder. The crew had to survive ...

What ‘Apollo 13’ Got Right—and Wrong—About One of NASA’s Most Dramatic Missions

The famed Apollo 13 rescue has been the focus of several movies, including a 2024 Netflix documentary. Not all the films have ...
Space.com

55 years after Apollo 1 fire, NASA's lessons live on as Orion aims for the moon

On the 55th anniversary of the incident that killed three astronauts, the lessons learned persist. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...
Phys.org

50 years after NASA's Apollo mission, moon rocks still have secrets to reveal

How did we get from stardust to where we are today? That's the question NASA scientist Andrew Needham has pondered his entire career. In 1969, astronauts of Apollo 11 were the first to set foot on the ...

NASA's Kennedy Space Center VAB remains the heart of American space flight

A symbol of Florida's Space Coast, the VAB at Kennedy Space Center has powered moon missions past and present. Here is its ...

The cast of “Apollo 13”, then and now: See the A-list stars of Ron Howard's Oscar-winning film more than 30 years later

In the aftermath of the film, Hanks teamed with Howard and Apollo 13 producer Brian Grazer for HBO's docudrama From the Earth to the Moon (1998), on which he served as host and producer. The series ...
CNN

Apollo astronaut Ken Mattingly, who helped save the crew of Apollo 13, has died

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.
NPR

NASA Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham has died at age 90

One of the early Apollo astronauts has died. Walt Cunningham died Tuesday after complications from a fall. He was 90. Walt Cunningham flew in space just one time. His flight in 1968 was an important — ...
Newsweek

NASA Apollo 11 Moon Rock Was Destroyed in a Fire, Records Reveal

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A piece of moon rock gifted to Ireland following NASA's historic Apollo ...