These were the men of mission control, and during missions they all ... Astronaut Jim Lovell, who experienced nearly catastrophic problems on Apollo 13, put it another way: "the pilots ...

13 Minutes to the Moon details the final ... This was the essence of mission control. The Apollo flights threw up problems with complex systems, that arose in real time, and which had to be ...

an explosion in an oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 aborted that mission. Ingenuity and clear thinking in space and in mission control allowed the crew — Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise ...

mission control personnel, and the astronauts' wives who held their collective breaths while the Apollo 13 crew raced against ...

If the Apollo 13 mission had then subsequently taken place ... and was assessed in a heart-pounding scrape by ground control, declaring it to be an issue that could be ignored, permitting the ...

Oscar-winning drama based on the true story of the Apollo 13 space mission ... and emergency rescue efforts begin at Mission Control in Houston. With just four days to bring the astronauts ...

The first time was during America’s first orbital mission, John Glenn’s Friendship ... race disaster was in April 1970, when one of Apollo 13’s oxygen tanks exploded, leaving three ...

Frances "Poppy" Northcutt is a woman of many talents. A former NASA engineer and attorney, she also serves as an election judge, which she considers a privilege.

At Mission Control, guidance officer Steve Bales has ... These two will be on the infamous Apollo 13 mission in 1970. For now though at least, Houston does not have a problem to deal with.

We wanted to walk on the moon. Now let’s just get Apollo 13 back.” The Apollo 13 mission was set to land on the moon in 1970 but was unable to due to an oxygen tank rupturing during the mission.

as Mission Control work frenetically to devise a plan to get the men safely home. Based on actual events.