How far from the moon did Apollo 13 come?

At perigee — its closest approach — the moon comes as close as 225,623 miles (363,104 kilometers). At apogee — the ... read more

The other Apollo lunar missions (Apollo 8, 10, 11, 12, and 14–17) orbited the moon at an altitude of about 60 nautical miles. By the time Apollo 13 reached the moon, the landing phase had been aborted due to an explosion in an oxygen tank. read more

On April 11, 1970, NASA launched the Apollo 13 mission to send three astronauts to the moon and mark the third manned lunar landing. read more

The Apollo 8 astronauts broadcast never-before views of the Earth and moon on December 24, 1968. Credit: NASA Apollo 8, the second manned mission of the Apollo program, took astronauts farther than anyone had gone before and showed humanity just how small and special our planet is. read more