What began as a mission to land on the moon became history’s most harrowing space rescue after a technical failure forced the crew of Apollo 13 into a 200,000-mile race for survival.

The Apollo 13 mission was to land on the moon for a third, but it soon turned into a rescue mission. An oxygen tank exploded aboard the spacecraft, causing both the crew on board and ground control to ...

"Houston, we’ve had a problem.." Many have heard the iconic message and it became a staple in regular conversation and pop culture years after. The phrase is often used when a situation has become ...

Apollo 13 Space Mission Disaster (Hour by Hour) Houston, we have a problem! On April 13, 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft ...

For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are once again venturing to the Moon. Nasa’s Artemis program had sent four ...

A routine oxygen tank stir becomes a devastating explosion that tears through Apollo 13's service module, Jim Lovell (Tom ...

In this April 16, 1970 photo made available by NASA, flight controllers gather in Mission Control in Houston during the last 24 hours of Apollo 13 mission. (NASA via AP) (Uncredited) HOUSTON – Some of ...

Inside mission control during the dramatic rescue of Apollo 13. On April 17, 1970, the command module for the Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down into the Pacific Ocean near the Samoan Islands with ...

Splashdown occurred in the Pacific Ocean at 1:07 p.m. April 17, after a flight that lasted five days, 22 hours and 54 minutes ...