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20 November 1998

International Space Station

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The International Space Station program began in 1998 with the launch of the Zarya module, the first piece of a station assembled from Russian, American and European parts. The facts list its outcome as in progress, and plans now call for it to be deorbited.
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- Why the ISS Will Be Deorbited at Point Nemo and What Comes Next
  
  The video explains why the International Space Station is due to be deorbited by SpaceX around 2030 and sent into the sea at Point Nemo.
  
  Published 22 Jul 2024
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11 April 1970

Apollo 13

"Houston, we've had a problem"

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Apollo 13 lifted off for the Moon on 11 April 1970, and about 56 hours into the flight an oxygen tank in the service module ruptured. Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise used the lunar module Aquarius as a lifeboat, swung around the Moon and splashed down safely in the Pacific on 17 April.
12 video perspectives
- Apollo 13: How a Wrecked Spacecraft Brought Its Crew Home
  
  Apollo 13 lifted off on April 11, 1970, but an oxygen tank explosion about 200,000 miles from Earth ended its Moon landing plans.
  
  Published 16 Mar 2012
- Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Crew’s Return
  
  This 1994 documentary follows Apollo 13 from its April 11, 1970 launch through the oxygen tank explosion on the way to the Moon.
  
  Published 3 Mar 2018
- Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Lunar Module Lifeboat
  
  Apollo 13 launched April 11, 1970, and was meant to land at Fra Mauro.
  
  Published 2 Oct 2019
- Apollo 13: Home Safe, Survival After the Oxygen Tank Explosion
  
  NASA's documentary on Apollo 13 draws on interviews with astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise and flight directors Gene Kranz and Glynn Lunney.
  
  Published 11 Apr 2020
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Photo: NASA / Buzz Aldrin / Public domain (US government work)
16 July 1969

Apollo 11

The first landing on the Moon

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Apollo 11 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on 16 July 1969, and on 20 July Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle in the Sea of Tranquility while Michael Collins orbited above in Columbia. The crew splashed down in the Pacific on 24 July, eight days after launch.
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- Apollo 11: How the Saturn V
  
  Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
  
  Published 23 Oct 2018
- Apollo 11: From Sputnik to the First Landing in the Sea of Tranquility
  
  This documentary traces the road to Apollo 11, from Sputnik and Kennedy's 1961 goal through Mercury, Gemini and the early Apollo flights.
  
  Published 3 May 2023
- Apollo 11: Landing With 17 Seconds of Fuel and the Moonwalk
  
  Part three of the PBS American Experience film Chasing the Moon follows Apollo 11 from the crew announcement through launch on July 16, 1969, the landing at Tranquility Base, the moonwalk and the…
  
  Published 11 Aug 2026
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Apollo 16

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- Charlie Duke on Apollo 16: Launch, Landing Scare and Moonwalks
  
  Apollo 16 Lunar Module Pilot Charlie Duke gave this keynote at the 2nd Annual Astro Awards on January 26, 2025, recalling his career, the Saturn V launch, a control-system problem that nearly…
  
  Published 29 Oct 2025
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Skylab

America's first space station, wounded at launch

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Skylab was NASA's first space station, built from Apollo hardware and launched on the last Saturn V on 14 May 1973. It lost its meteoroid shield and a solar array during the climb, was repaired in orbit by its first crew, hosted three crews for 171 days in all, and fell to Earth over Western Australia on 11 July 1979.
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- Skylab: Repairing America’s First Space Station and Its 1979 Fall
  
  The History Guy recounts Skylab, America's first manned space station, built from the second stage of a Saturn V and launched on May 14, 1973.
  
  Published 12 Jul 2017
- How Skylab Was Saved: The Stuck Solar Array and Chance Tools
  
  A documentary on how Skylab was damaged during its Saturn V launch, when a heat shield was torn away and one solar array was left stuck.
  
  Published 18 Apr 2020
- Skylab: From Von Braun’s Station Plans to Its 1979 Re-entry
  
  Skylab was a solely US space station that orbited Earth between 1973 and 1979.
  
  Published 21 Sep 2020
- Skylab: Damaged at Launch, Repaired in Orbit, Lost in 1979
  
  A history of Skylab, America's first space station, from the Apollo Applications Program origins and the switch from a wet to a dry workshop, through the damaged launch on May 14, 1973, the three…
  
  Published 5 May 2024
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International Space Station

Why the ISS Will Be Deorbited at Point Nemo and What Comes Next

Apollo 13

Apollo 13: How a Wrecked Spacecraft Brought Its Crew Home

Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Crew’s Return

Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

Apollo 13: Home Safe, Survival After the Oxygen Tank Explosion

Apollo 11

Apollo 11: How the Saturn V

Apollo 11: From Sputnik to the First Landing in the Sea of Tranquility

Apollo 11: Landing With 17 Seconds of Fuel and the Moonwalk

Apollo 16

Charlie Duke on Apollo 16: Launch, Landing Scare and Moonwalks

Skylab

Skylab: Repairing America’s First Space Station and Its 1979 Fall

How Skylab Was Saved: The Stuck Solar Array and Chance Tools

Skylab: From Von Braun’s Station Plans to Its 1979 Re-entry

Skylab: Damaged at Launch, Repaired in Orbit, Lost in 1979