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 ...

Lovell commanded the mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and electrical supply. The... Famed NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell ...

One of just 24 people to have flown to the moon, famed Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell was the first person to fly there twice, but never landed on its rocky surface. Lovell, who died Aug. 7 at age 97, is ...

James Lovell, who grew up in Milwaukee and became one of the most famous astronauts when he commanded the near-tragic Apollo 13 mission to the moon, died Aug. 7. He was 97. Lovell was among the first ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- NASA is celebrating its 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing this Saturday, and they're taking a look back at that historic day in 1969. NASA's history office shared some very ...

Jim Lovell, an astronaut best known as the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13, has died. He was 97. NASA announced his death Friday and included this statement from his family: “We are enormously ...