Apollo 13

History of Apollo 13
NASA's third manned mission, Apollo 13 was originally intended to land on the lunar surface. However, subsequent to a rather unfortunate technical malfunction, the lunar landing had to be aborted. The history of Apollo 13 is as interesting as the manner in which the crew handled the mid-mission explosion...

Astronauts of Apollo 13
The Apollo 13 mission has gone down in history as the first successful aversion of a space disaster. Despite narrowly fending off death, the astronauts said that they were disappointed on not being able to complete the mission, which speaks volumes of their commitment!

The Apollo 13 Spacecraft
John. F. Kennedy, President of United States of America, declared a mission that would land an American on the moon. This mission was known as the Apollo mission. The Apollo 13 spacecraft, failed to accomplish this, as decided. Let's explore the mystery behind this 'successful failure'!

Summary of Apollo 13
The third American manned mission to the moon, Apollo 13 experienced mid-mission technical problems and had an accident. The crew, however, survived and returned safely to the Earth. Read on...

Facts about Apollo 13
Apollo 13 was NASA's third manned mission. Originally intended for a lunar landing, the mission succumbed to a technical malfunction that forced an abortion, mid-mission. Led by Commander James A. Lovell, the 1970 mission was termed as a 'successful failure'...