NASA engineers inspect the Orion Capsule in the well deck of the U.S.S. Portland the day after splash down, following a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission, on December 12, 2022 seen aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, U.S. The 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft around the moon and back, completing a historic test flight coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

NASA engineers inspect the Orion Capsule in the well deck of the U.S.S. Portland the day after splash down, following a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission, on December 12, 2022 seen aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, U.S. The 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft around the moon and back, completing a historic test flight coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

A NASA engineer inspects the Orion Capsule in the well deck of the U.S.S. Portland the day after splash down, following a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission, on December 12, 2022 seen aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, U.S. The 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft around the moon and back, completing a historic test flight coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

NASA engineers inspect the Orion Capsule in the well deck of the U.S.S. Portland the day after splash down, following a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission, on December 12, 2022 seen aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, U.S. The 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft around the moon and back, completing a historic test flight coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

AT SEA, PACIFIC OCEAN - DECEMBER 11: NASA recovery team members watch as NASA's Orion Capsule is drawb to the well deck of the U.S.S. Portland after it splashed down following a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

AT SEA, PACIFIC OCEAN - DECEMBER 11: U.S. Navy divers attach a tending line as they secure NASA's Orion Capsule during recovery operations after it splashed down following a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

AT SEA, PACIFIC OCEAN - DECEMBER 11: NASA recovery team members watch as NASA's Orion Capsule is drawn to the well deck of the U.S.S. Portland after it splashed down following a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

AT SEA, PACIFIC OCEAN - DECEMBER 11: NASA's Orion Capsule is drawn to the well deck of the U.S.S. Portland after it splashed down following a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

AT SEA, PACIFIC OCEAN - DECEMBER 11: NASA's Orion Capsule is drawn into the well deck of the U.S.S. Portland after it splashed down following a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

Video feeds are displayed in the U.S.S. Portland command center during recovery operations after NASA's Orion Capsule splashed down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

Lilli Villarreal, NASA Artemis recovery director, observes operations in the U.S.S. Portland command center during recovery operations after NASA's Orion Capsule splashed down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

NASA astronaut Shannon Walker speaks with crew members during recovery operations after NASA's Orion Capsule splashed down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

A U.S. Navy diver prepares to depart the U.S.S. Portland in a small vessel as part of recovery operations before NASA's Orion Capsule splashed down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Navy divers prepare to depart the U.S.S. Portland in small vessels as part of recovery operations before NASA's Orion Capsule splashed down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

NASA astronaut Shannon Walker speaks with crew members during recovery operations after NASA's Orion Capsule splashed down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

NASA's Orion Capsule descends toward splash down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Navy airmen prepare an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter for flight as part of recovery operations before NASA's Orion Capsule splashed down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Navy airmen prepare MH-60S Seahawk helicopters for flight as part of recovery operations before NASA's Orion Capsule splashed down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

A crew member takes a photo as an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter takes off as part of recovery operations before NASA's Orion Capsule splashed down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Navy divers depart the U.S.S. Portland in small vessels as part of recovery operations before NASA's Orion Capsule splashed down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

A member of the U.S. Air Force prepares to deploy a weather ballon aboard the U.S.S. Portland before the NASA Artemis I mission Orion capsule descended to splash down in the Pacific Ocean after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Navy airmen walk the flight deck of the U.S.S. Portland to inspect for debris and foreign objects before flying MH-60S Seahawk helicopters as part of recovery operations before NASA's Orion Capsule splashed down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

A member of the U.S. Air Force deploys a weather ballon aboard the U.S.S. Portland before the NASA Artemis I mission Orion capsule descended to splash down in the Pacific Ocean after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

NASA's Orion Capsule splashes down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

NASA's Orion Capsule splashes down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

NASA's Orion Capsule descends toward splash down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

NASA's Orion Capsule descends toward splash down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

NASA's Orion Capsule splashes down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama/Pool via REUTERS 

India has set out to be the first to attempt a soft-landing near the south pole of the moon, with the lander of India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 expected to touch down on the moon's surface after a journey of nearly 48 days. embed code and instructions: https://reut.rs/2MXf1DF 

India has set out to be the first to attempt a soft-landing near the south pole of the Moon, with the lander of India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 expected to touch down on the Moon's surface after a journey of nearly 48 days. embed code and instructions: https://reut.rs/2PR344U 

People watch footage at the exact time Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon on the mission's 50th anniversary at the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, U.S., July 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson 

People watch footage on a mock-up of a 1960s television at the exact time Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon on the mission's 50th anniversary at the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, U.S., July 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson 

An image of the Saturn V rocket, which launched the Apollo 11 astronauts into space, is projected onto the side of the Washington Monument while a countdown clock marks time until the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing in Washington, U.S., July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts 

A visitor watches footage from the moon landing in a recreated 1960s-style living room on the anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission launch at the "Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission" exhibit at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, U.S., July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson 

A visitor watches footage from the moon landing in a recreated 1960s-style living room on the anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission launch at the "Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission" exhibit at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, U.S., July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson 

UPDATE Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander lost contact with ground control after it reached an altitude of 2.1 km above the lunar surface during its attempt to land on the moon on Sept. 7. India will launch its second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2 on Monday. If successful, it will be the fourth country to perform a "soft" landing on the moon. 

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Israel's first spacecraft designed to land on the moon lifts off on the first privately-funded lunar mission at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 21, 2019. Picture taken February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Thom Baur 

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Israel's first spacecraft designed to land on the moon lifts off on the first privately-funded lunar mission at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 21, 2019. Picture taken February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Thom Baur 

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Israel's first spacecraft designed to land on the moon lifts off on the first privately-funded lunar mission at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 21, 2019. Picture taken February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Thom Baur 

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Israel's first spacecraft designed to land on the moon lifts off on the first privately-funded lunar mission at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Joe Skipper 

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Israel's first spacecraft designed to land on the moon lifts off on the first privately-funded lunar mission at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Joe Skipper 

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Israel's first spacecraft designed to land on the moon is prepared for launch on the first privately-funded lunar mission at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Joe Skipper 

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Israel's first spacecraft designed to land on the moon is prepared for launch on the first privately-funded lunar mission at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Thom Baur 

The waxing crescent moon is seen over a city center of Warsaw April 22, 2015. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

CHINA-SPACE/MOON CORRECTION - CORRECTS MONTH in introduction. Diagram and mission profile of China's Chang?e-3 lunar landing craft which is set to touch down on the moon over the weekend. (SIN01) 

Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL Photo taken April 9, 2010. REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH HEADSHOT) 

Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL Photo taken April 9, 2010. REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH HEADSHOT) 

Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL Photo taken April 9, 2010. REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH HEADSHOT) 

Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL Photo taken April 9, 2010. REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH) 

Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight for its 40th anniversary in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL Photo taken April 9, 2010. REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH) 

Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight for its 40th anniversary in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL Photo taken April 9, 2010. REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH) 

Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH HEADSHOT) 

Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH HEADSHOT) 

Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH HEADSHOT) 

Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH HEADSHOT) 

Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flight in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 9, 2010. It's been 40 years since Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth after a oxygen-tank explosion prevented the spacecraft from landing on the moon and put its three-man crew in danger. Four decades later, NASA and the surviving two astronauts, Lovell and Fred Haise, are celebrating an aborted mission that turned potential disaster into a successful recovery. To match interview SPACE-APOLLO13/LOVELL REUTERS/Phelan M. Ebenhack (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH) 

SPACE-MOON/ - REISSUE. Feature graphic explaining the 1969 NASA mission to first land man on the Moon. With mission profile, 3D diagram detailing mission events on the surface and illustrations of the Apollo 11 command and lunar modules. RNGS. (SIN05)