Apollo 13

space-history

Yes, everyone survived Apollo 13. The three-person crew—Commander James Lovell, Command Module Pilot John Swigert, and Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise—returned safely to Earth...

space-exploration

Apollo 13 flew past the Moon in April 1970, becoming the first mission to travel around the Moon without landing. While the command module was behind the Moon, the crew briefly...

space-history

Apollo 13 is widely known as the mission NASA described as a successful failure: a journey that never landed on the Moon yet returned all three astronauts safely to Earth. The c...

space-exploration

Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, known as Ken Mattingly, was a United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut who flew as a command module pilot on Apollo 16 and as pilot on STS-4 an...

Status Updates

James Lovell remains alive as of 2025, having transitioned from NASA astronaut to retired captain after decades of service. As commander of Apollo 8 and Apollo 13, he helped pio...

status-and-location

The Apollo 13 command module Odyssey is on permanent public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Merritt Island, Florida, operated by Kennedy Space Center Visi...

people

James A. Lovell Jr. is a former NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain best known for commanding Apollo 13 and executing its safe return after an in-flight emergency. He a...

science-technology

Apollo 13 was the seventh crewed mission in NASA’s Apollo program and the third intended to land on the Moon. On April 11, 1970, astronauts James Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack...

Aerospace Memorabilia

The Jim Lovell signature is closely tied to iconic moments in space exploration, particularly Apollo 13’s safe return. When verified, an authentic Lovell autograph connects co...

space-history

Apollo 13 was a NASA lunar mission that launched on April 11, 1970. An oxygen tank explosion on April 13 disabled key systems and forced the crew to use the Lunar Module as a li...