Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97 Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to earth safely after an oxygen tank explosion, ...

The astronauts of the Apollo 13 mission reunite. April 13, 2010— -- It took just one sentence to get the world to pay attention to the Apollo 13 mission. "Houston, we have a problem." But in fact ...

Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to earth safely after an oxygen tank explosion, has died. FILE - In this photo provided by NASA, ...

But Apollo 13's service module, carrying Lovell and two others, experienced a sudden oxygen tank explosion on its way to the moon. The astronauts barely survived, spending four cold and clammy days in ...