Tag: Apollo 13

Astronaut Ken Mattingly, Hero of Apollo 13, Dead at 87

by Susan Macdonald | Nov 5, 2023 | Obituaries, Space Exploration

When an explosion crippled the spacecraft during its flight to the moon, Commander Mattingly—then the best trained man to fly the command module — went to work at Mission Control devising procedures that the astronauts used to help them return to the earth safely.

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Video of the Day: “Lunar”

by SCIFI Radio Staff | Jun 27, 2017 | Blinded by Science, Movies / Video / Theater, Space Exploration, Video of the Day

You will be transported. Adventure awaits.

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Bill Paxton, Saturn-Award Winning Actor, Dead at 61

by Susan Macdonald | Feb 26, 2017 | Obituaries, Science Fiction / Fantasy

He died post-op from complications of heart surgery.

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Apollo 13 Astronaut James Lovell Honored

by SCIFI Radio Staff | Oct 6, 2015 | Blinded by Science, Space Exploration

The commander of the crisis-struck Apollo 13 has been awarded the first Neil Armstrong Outstanding Achievement Award.

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