Lovell, Swigert and Fred Haise – the mission’s astronaut trio – were on their second day in space, some 200,000 miles from ...
Four astronauts are ready to blast-off for space, before carrying out the first privately-funded spacewalk Billionaire Jared ...
Missions to the moon or Mars could get more sustainable life support from a chemical reaction that turns the carbon dioxide exhaled by astronauts into carbon nanotubes and water – which is then ...
WHEN Marilyn Lovell’s astronaut husband, Jim, blasted off aboard Apollo 13, the world watched with anticipation as he ...
Additionally, there are pressurized oxygen tanks delivered to the ISS from Earth ... While these methods are frequent ways ...
Two NASA astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner will stay on the International Space Station for months because of a faulty ...
Apollo 13 was slated to be the third landing on the moon after Apollo 8 (1968) and Apollo 12 (1969). Launched on April 11, ...
The Boeing Starliner finally plopped down in the New Mexico desert last week after spending three months in orbit. The ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise were determined to ...
Helium is used to pressurize fuel tanks, ensuring fuel flows to the rocket's engines without interruption; and for cooling ...