What ‘Apollo 13’ Got Right—and Wrong—About One of NASA’s Most Dramatic Missions

The famed Apollo 13 rescue has been the focus of several movies, including a 2024 Netflix documentary. Not all the films have ...
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Apollo 13 was drifting toward death - then NASA built a fix with duct tape

Apollo 13 was already crippled after an oxygen tank rupture, but the rescue kept getting harder. The crew had to survive ...

The cast of “Apollo 13”, then and now: See the A-list stars of Ron Howard's Oscar-winning film more than 30 years later

In the aftermath of the film, Hanks teamed with Howard and Apollo 13 producer Brian Grazer for HBO's docudrama From the Earth to the Moon (1998), on which he served as host and producer. The series ...
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NASA Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham has died at age 90

One of the early Apollo astronauts has died. Walt Cunningham died Tuesday after complications from a fall. He was 90. Walt Cunningham flew in space just one time. His flight in 1968 was an important — ...
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50 years after NASA's Apollo mission, moon rocks still have secrets to reveal

How did we get from stardust to where we are today? That's the question NASA scientist Andrew Needham has pondered his entire career. In 1969, astronauts of Apollo 11 were the first to set foot on the ...
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55 years after Apollo 1 fire, NASA's lessons live on as Orion aims for the moon

On the 55th anniversary of the incident that killed three astronauts, the lessons learned persist. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...
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Former NASA astronaut Jim McDivitt, who led Gemini and Apollo missions, dies at 93

Jim McDivitt, an astronaut who played a key role in making America's first spacewalk and moon landing possible, has died. He was 93. NASA confirmed his death to NPR on Monday, adding that he was ...
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NASA continues to use Apollo programme training grounds to prepare for future lunar exploration

NASA researchers are returning to a remote Alaskan volcanic valley originally used to train the Apollo astronauts in the ...
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NASA Apollo 11 Moon Rock Was Destroyed in a Fire, Records Reveal

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A piece of moon rock gifted to Ireland following NASA's historic Apollo ...