Apollo 13 was supposed to be NASA’s third crewed mission to the surface of the moon, but nearly 56 hours into the flight, command module pilot John “Jack” Swigert radioed a troubling message to ...

Buzz Aldrin, the second man and only one of 12 to ever walk on the moon, turns 96 today. He's just one of four living moonwalkers and the oldest remaining astronaut still making trips around the sun.

The Cosmosphere in Kansas will host a watch party for the upcoming Artemis II launch. The event will feature a live NASA broadcast, expert presentations, and family-friendly activities. Artemis II ...

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Houston, we have a list of great museums where you can learn about outer space, from science to history. Inside the American Museum of Natural History's glass cube, the Frederick Phineas and Sandra ...

The Cosmosphere is hosting a "13 Days of Christmas" movie series from December 12 to 24. The series will feature a different classic or modern holiday film each night in the Justice Planetarium. The ...

Five years before Tom Hanks got stuck on an island in Cast Away (2000), he was stuck in space in Ron Howard's film Apollo 13, which was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won two of them. It was ...

Born on March 25, 1928, in Cleveland, Lovell was a child of the Great Depression, his early years shaped by loss and curiosity. His father died in a car crash when Jim was 12, prompting his mother to ...

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KSNW) – The Cosmosphere is honoring the memory of the doomed Apollo 13 Mission Commander Jim Lovell. Official photo of Commander Jim Lovell (Courtesy NASA) Lovell served as commander ...

Beyond Apollo 13, Jim Lovell’s NASA career was filled with key assignments. He first flew as pilot—alongside Frank Borman—on Gemini 7 in 1965. This nearly 14-day endurance mission served as a crucial ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. It is proper that the moon was full Saturday, the day the headlines recorded the ...

It is proper that the moon was full Saturday, the day the headlines recorded the passing of Jim Lovell. It offered the opportunity for us to see the full face of the place where he never got the ...