Apollo 13
13 MORE Things That Saved Apollo 13, part 1: The Failed Oxygen Quantity Sensor
In our original series 5 years ago on the “13 Things That Saved Apollo 13,” the first item we discussed…
13 MORE Things That Saved Apollo 13
“Things had gone real well up to at that point of 55 hours, 54 minutes and 53 seconds (mission elapsed…
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Historic Human Spaceflight Facility at Kennedy Renamed in Honor of Neil Armstrong – 1st Man on the Moon
45 years ago on July 20, 1969, NASA astronaut and Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong became the first human being…
What Does The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Site Look Like Today?
Forty-five years ago yesterday, the Sea of Tranquility saw a brief flurry of activity when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin…
Watch All The Apollo Saturn V Rockets Blast Off At The Same Time
Editor's note: We posted this yesterday only to find that the original video we used had been pulled. Now, we've…
Everyday ‘Astronaut’ Photo Series Goes From Cooking Disaster To Toasting Apollo 13
What's an everyday astronaut to do when it's not his turn to take a mission to space? Well, the same…
This Is What Leaving Earth Behind Really Looks Like
Prepare yourself for some goosebumps. The Mercury spacecraft MESSENGER took this series of images of Earth eight years ago today…
Ken Mattingly Explains How the Apollo 13 Movie Differed From Real Life
Many astronauts seem to like the Apollo 13 movie, but being technically minded folk they also enjoy pointing out what actually happened during…
How Today’s Election Could Affect the Kansas Cosmosphere
The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. (Elizabeth Howell) Hutchinson, KS -- While the nation is polarized between choosing Barack Obama or…
Shrimp with a Side of Space History: Visiting Lovell’s of Lake Forest
It's safe to say the Apollo 13 mission has defined my space reporting life. Watching the movie in 1996 as…