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Ken Mattingly, astronaut who helped Apollo 13 crew return safely home, dies at age 87
Read full article: Ken Mattingly, astronaut who helped Apollo 13 crew return safely home, dies at age 87Ken 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.
🔒 FULL INTERVIEW: Apollo 13 astronaut recounts harrowing journey
Read full article: 🔒 FULL INTERVIEW: Apollo 13 astronaut recounts harrowing journeyOn April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 crew left Earth on a Saturn V rocket. Fifty-two years later at 88-years-old, Apollo 13 astronaut, and Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise, remembers those harrowing moments, describing them vividly in his newly released book, memoir, Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Journey.
Behind the scenes: The making of Space Center Houston’s Apollo 13 bronze statue
Read full article: Behind the scenes: The making of Space Center Houston’s Apollo 13 bronze statueSpace Center Houston is honoring the dedication of the Apollo 13 crew and the flight controllers in Mission Control at NASA Johnson Space Center who worked around the clock to ensure the crew’s survival and safe return.
51 years later, Apollo 13 astronauts reflect on historic mission
Read full article: 51 years later, Apollo 13 astronauts reflect on historic missionOn April 11, 1970, three astronauts and a team here on Earth dared to attempt what was expected to be the third moon landing. However, just shy of 56 hours into the mission, the crew experienced a problem that would turn into a full-fledged effort to get the crew back to Earth alive.
Houston, We Have A Problem! New Apollo 13 escape room opens
Read full article: Houston, We Have A Problem! New Apollo 13 escape room opensEscape It Houston west location invites you and your crew: Commander, Pilot, Navigator, and Engineer are aboard Apollo 13. Two Days into your lunar mission the oxygen tank in the service module explodes!
Lunar landing artifacts on display at Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
Read full article: Lunar landing artifacts on display at Smithsonian National Air & Space MuseumOne of the biggest collections is at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.From the big to the small, the artifacts there tell the story of the daring first manned mission to the moon's surface. Items included the data acquisition camera that was mounted in the window of the lunar module and captured the moon landing. That was actually part of the first meal on the moon," Muir-Harmony said. You'll see that this is largely a converted Airstream trailer," said Margaret Wietekamp, the curator for the Space History Department for the National Air & Space Museum. "So the museum has a wonderful, best in the nation, collection of Apollo lunar suits," Wietekamp said.