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 ...

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, take a look at these space-age schematics ... This is the part of the lunar module that returned to the Command/Service Module to space to get ...

When an explosion rocked Apollo 13's service module on April 13, 1970, the vehicle's vital role, and that of the attached command module spacecraft, suddenly became crystal clear. The astronauts ...

Thus, five hours and 25 minutes after the service-module explosion, the lunar module’s descent engine was fired. Had it not burned, Apollo 13 would have swung around the moon but missed the ...

Apollo 13 was comprised of three main components. The command module housed the crew, acted as a control center and would enable them to return to Earth. The service module supplied oxygen ...

Internally, a fill line suffered slight damage. NASA assigned the seemingly undamaged tank to fly in Apollo 13’s service module. Extensive testing took place again prior to launch, and during ...

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 ...