NASA's famous Apollo 13 mission launched 50 years ago, and on April 14 the oxygen tank on its service module exploded. As you undoubtedly know, the mission's Moon landing was canceled after the ...

Apollo 13 was NASA's third moon-landing mission ... Numerous design changes were made to the Apollo service module and command module on subsequent missions in the Apollo program.

Two days after liftoff, on April 13, 1970, an oxygen tank in Apollo 13’s service module exploded. The explosion crippled the spacecraft, leaving it without most of its oxygen supply, electricity ...

A Dec. 7 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of a stealth bomber in flight and another image of the bulky Apollo ... lunar module, command module and service module to ...

It was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the moon. But the mission was aborted when an oxygen tank in the service module ruptured April 13.

(KWCH) - Fifty-three years ago today, on April 13, 1970, the Apollo 13 mission suffered a catastrophic failure when an oxygen tank exploded in one of the spacecraft’s service modules. The ...

LOS ANGELES — Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 ... spacecraft’s service module exploded, knocking ...

NASA's famous Apollo 13 mission launched 50 years ago, and on April 14 the oxygen tank on its service module exploded. As you undoubtedly know, the mission's Moon landing was canceled after the ...

The Netflix documentary 'Apollo 13: Survival' gives a rare look at Jim ... a desperate fight for survival after an oxygen tank exploded on board. The unwavering teamwork, strength and ...