Apollo 13 was supposed to be NASA's third moon-landing mission, ... 1970, shows Apollo 13’s damaged Service Module Odyssey, as photographed from the Command Module after being jettisoned.

Tuesday, April 14: 12:43 A.M. Apollo 13 needs to return to its previous free-return trajectory. However, NASA engineers fear the explosion may have damaged the engine on the service module.

Apollo 13 was slated to be the third landing on the moon after Apollo 8 (1968) and Apollo 12 (1969). Launched on April 11, 1970, the crew was led by commander Lovell, along with command module ...

Apollo 13, the third scheduled manned lunar landing, was launched on April 11, 1970, from Kennedy Space Center. ... the astronauts returned to the Command Module and jettisoned the crippled Service ...

A replacement for Apollo 10 was found, but the tank was eventually used for the Apollo 13 service module. Before launch, the tank was tested and found to have dropped to 92 percent capacity.

The Apollo spacecraft was designed to carry astronauts to the Moon and back, with two key components: the Command/Service Module (CSM) and the Lunar Module (LM). In this video, we’ll explore how each ...

An in-depth look into the Apollo 13 rescue can teach leaders this crucial principal. ... The crew were speeding back to Earth in the lunar module with the command and service module attached.

Those old enough could remember how, in April 1970, the world had been captivated when an explosion ripped through Apollo ...

The crew of NASA's Apollo 13 lunar landing mission, poses for a group photo shortly before the mission launched in April 1970. From left to right: Apollo 13 Cmdr. Jim Lovell, command module pilot ...

Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died, NASA announced.