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![Chart explains some of the methods for aborting space missions.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gkNGEwTDqWjC4dtq36GJoc-320-80.jpg)
How Risky Spacecraft Launch Aborts Work (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
For more than 50 years, spacecraft have relied on rockets and tricky maneuvers to get out of danger when missions don't go as planned.
![Key facts about the Apollo 13 moon mission.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tSGAbtzKjA9dCuAHtvPrwB-320-80.jpg)
How Apollo 13's Dangerous Survival Mission Worked (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
After an explosion crippled the spacecraft, the three astronauts had to fight to make their way back to Earth.
![Chart shows conditions on Halley's Comet.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/845zqQMtTveyacgfTbTBU3-320-80.jpg)
Living on a Comet: 'Dirty Snowball' Facts Explained (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
Halley's Comet, a dusty ball of ice and frozen gases, spends most of its time in the chilly outland of the solar system. See what it would be like to live on a comet in this infographic.
![Chart shows conditions on Pluto.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LecPz3YrT4Ju3dhhKgHujU-320-80.jpg)
Living on Pluto: Dwarf Planet Facts Explained (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
Pluto was considered a planet until 2006, when it was reclassified as a dwarf planet.
![Diagrams show New Horizons encounter with Pluto](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mQssSvixFw5tihzQeWUPKg-320-80.jpg)
How NASA's New Horizons Mission to Pluto Works (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
New Horizons becomes the first probe to explore Pluto in mid-2015.
![Chart of medical investigations done on the year-long space mission.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mQMinLGmRD6un47b6mMBqK-320-80.jpg)
How the Epic One-Year Space Station Mission Works (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
An astronaut and a cosmonaut spend an entire year aboard the ISS to provide data on the health implications of space travel.
![Chart shows highlights of Opportunity's marathon drive.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QN6Wzo8PZcPx5Nb8gV5NZJ-320-80.jpg)
Inside Opportunity's Record-Setting Marathon Drive on Mars (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
Opportunity completed the distance covered in the traditional footrace.
![Chart shows conditions on Triton, moon of Neptune.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kotCaqhrZfNjbpvEBm4yWB-320-80.jpg)
Living on Triton: Neptune's Moon Explained (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
Triton's surface is so cold, the ground is made of frozen nitrogen.
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