Netflix has begun the countdown to a "re-launch" of one of NASA's most well-known missions in spaceflight history. The streaming service has set Sep. 5 for the premiere of "Apollo 13: Survival." ...

A pollo 13: Survival (now on Netflix) tells a story so many of us already know, albeit in a new, vital manner. Ron Howard’s 1995 nine-times Oscar-nominated Tom Hanks vehicle Apollo 13 rather ...

Just days before Apollo 13 was set to launch, a backup lunar module pilot Charles Duke unintentionally exposed the crew to German measles. Mattingly, the Command Module Pilot for the mission, had ...

The result is a gripping overview of Apollo 13, from preparation, to launch, to the fateful explosion, and the ensuing efforts to bring the command module and its passengers home safely.

A replacement for Apollo 10 was found, but the tank was eventually used for the Apollo 13 service module. Before launch, the tank was tested and found to have dropped to 92 percent capacity.

As 'Apollo 13' turns 30, ... "I thought the switchover right before launch was kind of overdone," he notes. "It showed we had backup crews that were ready to step in throughout the whole program.

Here's everything to know about NASA's 1970 space mission Apollo 13, including its purpose, what went wrong, if the crew survived and more.

Wednesday's launch brings the U.S. a step closer to landing on the lunar surface for the first time in 50 years ... From launch to splashdown, Apollo 17 mission time was 12 days, 13 hours, and 52 ...