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The Planetary Society is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13, which launched on 11 April 1970. Disaster struck on 13 April, prompting the crew's infamous "Houston, we've had a problem" call for help. Learn what happened, and how NASA got the astronauts home safely on 17 April.
Apollo 13 was the 3rd attempt to land humans on the Moon and the 1st to fail. Fifty-six hours into the mission, an explosion forced the crew to abort their Moon landing and take shelter in the Lunar Module. The crew ultimately returned to Earth safely.
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Everything you need to know about space science and exploration, including an Apollo anniversary, a gravity slingshot, and a global celebration of space.
Europe and Japan's BepiColombo spacecraft, which launched in 2018, flew by Earth on 10 April and used our planet's gravity to swing towards the inner solar system. Learn more about this mission and why we study Mercury.
Europe and Japan’s first Mercury mission will study how the planet formed.
The innermost planet is a contradictory mystery.
Emily Lakdawalla • November 15, 2007
A couple of days ago Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS) issued a news notice that explains some of the horse-trading that went on behind the scenes to rescue MARDI, the descent imaging camera that they are building for the Mars Science Laboratory rover.
Emily Lakdawalla • October 29, 2007
After three days of presentations, voting, and extended discussions, the "Mars community," as represented by something over 100 scientists who decided to attend the second Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) landing site selection meeting in a process that was open to all, have narrowed down to six the number of potential MSL landing sites.
Emily Lakdawalla • October 25, 2007
Unlike the Mars Exploration Rover mission, which featured two golf-cart-sized landers, this time we have only one giant, Volkswagen beetle-size. So at the end of this process we have to pick our favorite place on Mars, not our favorite two places.
Emily Lakdawalla • October 25, 2007
The latest on MSL landing sites, a look at comet outbursts, and links to other stuff.
Emily Lakdawalla • June 20, 2007
Yesterday I deposited the baby with her grandmother and went to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for a press junket to the opening of their new Mars Yard.
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