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Why Apollo 13 became NASA’s most terrifying mission

After Apollo 11 reached the Moon, NASA pushed deeper into the unknown with riskier landings and more ambitious scientific ...

In 1969, lightning struck Apollo 12 seconds after launch; John Aaron’s “SCE to AUX” call restored telemetry and helped save the Moon mission

Apollo 12 astronauts encountered a significant crisis when lightning struck their rocket, not once but twice. A neglected ...

Astronaut Donn Eisele went from Columbus' West Side to piloting Apollo 7

Columbus-born astronaut Donn Eisele was key to the Apollo 7 flight crew, but mission tensions and personal struggles made him ...
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What ‘Apollo 13’ Got Right—and Wrong—About One of NASA’s Most Dramatic Missions

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Apollo 13 space mission in April 1970 riveted the public as NASA successfully saved the three astronauts onboard after a ...

In 1967, a preflight test for the first crewed flight of Apollo resulted in a tragedy and the loss of astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee

In 1967, a preflight test for the first crewed flight of Apollo on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy resulted in a tragedy and ...
PBS

Apollo's old-timers root for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back. They just wish these Artemis moonshots had ...
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Ron Howard Says Artemis II Mission Had Him Remembering His Obstacles Making Apollo 13

The filmmaker's Oscar-winning drama tells the harrowing story of NASA's aborted 1970 lunar mission Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Ron Howard opened up about ...
International Business Times

Did Aliens Stop NASA Missions? The Apollo 17 ‘Never Return’ Theory Explained

Apollo 17 astronauts reported a string of unexplained lights and objects around the Moon during their 7–14 December 1972 mission, according to newly released Pentagon UAP files, while a long-time ...