Apollo 13 astronaut, MS State alum Ed Smylie passes away
A Mississippi State alumnus who played a pivotal role in the Apollo 13 mission died on Monday. Robert ‘Ed’ Smylie was born in Lincoln County, best…
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EXPLAINER: NASA tests new moon rocket, 50 years after Apollo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket makes its debut Monday in a high-stakes test flight before astronauts get on top. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket will attempt to send an empty crew capsule into a far-flung lunar orbit,…
Astronaut Fred Haise speaks at Aviation Summer Camp in Gulfport
Fred Haise made a surprise appearance at the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum just in time to give a speech to the summer camp’s graduating class. The…
Luncheon and book signing for local astronaut Fred Haise
Fans headed over to the Biloxi Visitor Center to grab lunch and get their books signed by the Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise this afternoon. Born and…
Coast native Astronaut Fred Haise honored with statue
Biloxi history was set in stone Sunday. The likeness of Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise now stands between the Biloxi Lighthouse and the Gulf Waters. News 25’s Jack…
City of Biloxi honoring Fred Haise with statue dedication on Sunday
The countdown is on for the statue dedication of Biloxi native Fred Haise. This Sunday, the City of Biloxi will unveil a statue they’ve erected…
Haise statue expected to be unveiled in November
Biloxi's statue of Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise should be ready for its unveiling in time for his birthday weekend this fall, according to a press release from the city. A preliminary look at the statue, which will be placed…
'Houston, we’ve had a problem’: Remembering Apollo 13 fifty years later
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Apollo 13's astronauts still shun superstition 50 years after their harrowing moonshot. Mission commander Jim Lovell and Fred Haise say they never gave a thought to their mission number…
Saucier sculptor overcomes her own challenges to complete phase one of Fred Haise tribute statue for City of Biloxi
As we have all recently experienced, life can throw us for a loop sometimes. Rewind nearly 50 years ago when Biloxi native and astronaut Fred Haise was aboard that fateful Apollo 13 spacecraft mission. Fortunately, he lived to tell about…
Progress made on 'Launching Pad' honoring Biloxi native Astronaut Fred Haise
The City of Biloxi has started progress on a tribute to one of its most famous native sons. Workers from the city’s engineering department started constructing the structure that will honor Biloxi native and Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise. Known…
Biloxi releases two documentaries on native son Fred Haise
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise's mission into space, the city of Biloxi is releasing two documentaries on its native son, the city announced. Biloxi Television (BTV) is debuting two films created by fellow Biloxian…
Labor of Love: Saucier artist creates artwork to honor Astronaut Fred Haise
Two worlds collide: that of a Saucier sculptor and her hero, Biloxi native and astronaut of Apollo 13 fame, Fred Haise. Mary Ott Tremmel Davidson’s been spending a lot of time with Fred, but her husband has been quite supportive.…
NASA gives 3D view of 'Apollo 13' moon
Thanks to Pink Floyd, we know what the "dark side of the moon" sounds like and now we know what the far side of the moon looks like. The lunar reconnaissance orbiter spacecraft is sending data that gives us the…
Apollo 13 Astronaut Returns to the Coast
Apollo 13 astronaut and Biloxi native Fred Haise made his way back to the Gulf Coast this evening. He was the keynote speaker for multiple events throughout the day including a Military Officers Association gala on Keesler Air Force Base.…
Students Visit Infinity Science Center & Speak to Astronaut
All systems were go Thursday morning for a group of students at Infinity Science Center to watch N.A.S.A. launch the Orion space capsule.