Once America's most experienced astronaut, Apollo 13's Jim Lovell, who died at 97, was the first to visit the moon twice.

"Houston, we’ve had a problem." Those were the now-famous words of NASA Capt. James A. "Jim" Lovell Jr., one of America's ...

On the evening of April 13, 50 years ago, NASA astronauts James Lovell Jr., John Swigert Jr. and Fred Haise Jr. were about to go to sleep for the night in the Apollo 13 command module. They were about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Netflix documentary 'Apollo 13: Survival' gives a rare look at Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise’s time in space ...

The Apollo 13 mission was supposed to send astronauts to the moon but when an oxygen tank exploded during their trip to the moon, the mission changed drastically, and was considered a “successful ...

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KSNW) — The Cosmosphere is paying tribute to Captain Jim Lovell, the Apollo 13 commander whose steady leadership during a near-disaster made him an American hero. Lovell died ...

Ken Mattingly, the astronaut who helped save the crew of Apollo 13 in 1970, has died at the age of 87. According to a statement by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on NASA's website, Mattingly died on ...

“Tranquility base here, the Eagle has landed.” Those words uttered on July 20, 1969 by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong punctuated what may well be regarded as humanity’s greatest scientific ...

The crew members of the Apollo 13 mission step aboard the USS Iwo Jima following recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean. Exiting the helicopter, from left to right: astronauts Fred W. Haise Jr ...