"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 was meant to expand scientific exploration of the Moon. Instead, an oxygen tank explosion turned the mission into a desperate struggle for survival. With power failing and carbon dioxide ...

Apollo 13 is widely remembered as NASA’s “successful failure.” An onboard explosion crippled the command module just days into the mission, forcing astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise ...

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 ...