Here's everything to know about NASA's 1970 space mission Apollo 13, including its purpose, what went wrong, if the crew survived and more.

On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft launched with astronauts Jack Swigert, 38, Jim Lovell, 42, and Fred Haise, 36. Apollo 13 was supposed to be NASA's third moon-landing mission, however ...

Apollo 10 got within nine miles of the moon's surface. The crew took pictures and gathered information about the landing sites for Apollo 11. This mission began on May 18, 1969 and ended on May 26.

The team aboard Apollo 11 remained in constant contact with Mission control and the command module. Just minutes before landing, at 9.10pm, a ‘1202 programme alarm’ was triggered four times.

A one-of-a-kind tool used on the NASA Apollo 16 mission in the 1970s is up for grabs to the highest bidder. The tool is expected to go for over $750,000.

Apollo 12 was NASA’s second crewed mission to land on the moon on Nov. 19, 1969, in which Charles "Pete" Conrad and Alan Bean became the third and fourth men to walk on its surface.

C APE KENNEDY, Fla. — 56 years ago today, the Apollo 10 “dress rehearsal” mission launched into orbit, to set up the Apollo 11 moon landing mission a month later. Apollo 10 launched from ...

It was the opening scene of "Apollo 13" and was recreated for the Neil Armstrong biopic "First Man." It was also included in director Mark Craig's "Last Man on the Moon," inspiring "Apollo 1." ...

The three-person Apollo 11 crew was made up of Navy aviators and an Air Force pilot. They became the first mission to land on the Moon. Fifty-five years ago today, humans landed on the Moon.

While I think about the [Apollo 11] mission and those who worked on it — along with all of the missions that followed — my thinking about the moon these days is simpler.

Apollo 13 stands as one of NASA's most monumental and near-fatal space missions decades after the event.. Launched in 1970, what was meant to be the third moon landing became a desperate fight for ...

56 years ago today, the Apollo 10 “dress rehearsal” mission launched into space to set up the Apollo 11 moon landing mission a month later. Skip to content. WHNT.com.