What really happened on Apollo 13? In April 1970, three astronauts were headed to the Moon when a deadly oxygen tank explosion turned their mission into a fight for survival. With systems failing and ...

After the triumph of Apollo 11, NASA faced its darkest hour. When Apollo 13 suffered a catastrophic explosion in space, survival depended on sheer ingenuity and courage.

Astronaut Jim Lovell, who died Thursday, was part of the three-man crew on the Apollo 13 NASA mission in 1970. Decades later, Lovell wrote a book about the near-disaster that inspired the ...

Director Ron Howard's 1995 space rescue thriller lives on with a special anniversary edition for one week only starting Sept. 19.

The crew of Apollo 13 who were involved in an aborted moon landing are welcomed to Ireland. Apollo 13 crew members James Lovell, John Swigert and Fred Haise and their wives are welcomed at Dublin ...

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KSNW) – The Cosmosphere is honoring the memory of the doomed Apollo 13 Mission Commander Jim Lovell. Official photo of Commander Jim Lovell (Courtesy NASA) Lovell served as commander ...

EXCLUSIVE: Apollo 13 mission commander astronaut Jim Lovell, memorialized through Tom Hanks’ performance in the Best Picture-nominated Ron Howard film, will have another screen moment. Days after the ...

Recently, yet another Apollo astronaut, Jim Lovell, passed on. Lovell’s fame was as defined by his role as a pop culture icon as it was by his astronaut heroics. Everybody who came of age during the ...

Astronaut James Lovell, commander of the Apollo 13 mission, has died at age 97. Lovell was a frequent visitor to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. He was honored at events commemorating Apollo 13 and other ...