On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the third U.S. moon-landing mission.

13 Minutes to the Moon Apollo 13: Enhanced photos reveal life on board Image enhancement techniques have shed new light on Nasa's stricken Apollo 13 mission. Imaging specialist Andy Saunders ...

The original version of another photo caption misstated a label on an Apollo 13 instrument panel. It said “lunar contact,” not “contact light.” ...

T he genre of movies based on the real missions of NASA is actually a fairly succinct conversation when almost no other titles achieved the same acclaim as Apollo 13. The three-de ...

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. [...] ...

Still, Apollo 13 — carrying astronauts Jim Lovell, John Swigert and Fred Haise — makes it to Earth orbit on schedule. The Apollo 13 command module, Odyssey, breaks away from the rest of the ...

Apollo 13's commander Jim Lovell selects music on a tape player while Jack Swigert naps. Nasa/Andy Saunders/Stephen Slater The Command Module, Odyssey, and the 'lost Moon' as seen from the Lunar ...

File Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress In 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the third U.S. moon-landing mission. The attempt was aborted after an ...