On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 crew left Earth on a Saturn V rocket. Fifty-two years later at 88-years-old, Apollo 13 astronaut, and Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise, remembers those harrowing moments, describing them vividly in his newly released book, memoir, Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Journey.

Local artist Jatziri Barron recently created a mural to honor the late Arlene Alvarez in the wake of her tragic death.

KPRC 2′s 2021 Holiday Lights Spectacular once again featured fun family activities around the Houston area.

During the 6 a.m. newscast, Blooper, the Atlanta Braves mascot, made an appearance from afar while KPRC 2 reporter Rose-Ann Aragon was live at Truist Park as the Houston Astros trail 2-1 against the Braves in the World Series.

The World Series tie will be broken Friday night when the Astros and Braves play Game 3. Atlanta claimed a victory to start the series, but Houston had a nice recovery in Game 2 -- even with the roof open at Minute Maid Park.

HOUSTON – A passion for storytelling led Rose-Ann Aragon into the world of journalism. KPRC 2's Rose-Ann Aragon on location for the launch of SpaceX Starship Prototype. This was a very memorable experience for Aragon and she enjoyed having a front-row seat to space history. AdKPRC 2's Rose-Ann Aragon talks about her involvement with the Lumikha Arts Showcase. To learn more or to connect with Rose-Ann Aragon, click here.

We met with Gerry’s Grill Co-Owners and siblings Suzette Villapando and Roger Garriel as well as Branch Manager Dennis Mayoral to get the 411 on Filipino cuisine. Straight off the bat, we asked the Gerry’s Grill team to pick one dish to represent Filipino culture. On top of that, Filipino culture is heavily influenced by several other countries. “It has a mix of Chinese culture in it, Malaysian culture in it, Spanish culture in it and of course the Filipino culture in it all together,” said Garriel. To connect with Gerry’s Grill, visit their website.

Here are the major themes that were discussed in the Zoom conversation:How can you tell if your child is suffering from cyberbullying? We have to talk to them about being good digital citizens from the get-go, she said. You can tell a young child the basics and then that message can grow and evolve as they get older. Parents need to sit down and think about what their child’s brand is online. Parents need to be cognizant of the fact that the internet is a really dark place and pornography is everywhere, Mankarious said.

NASA and SpaceX are preparing for the homecoming of Demo-2 Commercial Crew astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. The veteran test pilots launched inside SpaceXs Crew Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket at the Cape on May 30. KPRC 2 Space Reporter Rose-Ann Aragon spoke with the crew, including Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy, from space at the International Space Station. Chris Cassidy: Welcome aboard the International Space Station. If we were having communications with Space Station, in an emergency situation, where we are sealed up in our vehicles and some other work.

The Apollo 11 capsule launched atop a Saturn V rocket, taking humans faster and farther than they had ever gone before. KPRCs Space Reporter Rose-Ann Aragon spoke with the former Apollo Flight Simulator Instructor, Frank Hughes. Or sometimes you just knew that they didnt know that procedure as well as they wish they would have. We had two people sitting there for Apollo 11, and we would just work as a team. So, in the simulator, we would be flying and doing these maneuvers, going faster and faster, and leave for the moon.

Lawrence Barris told KPRC 2 reporter Rose-Ann Aragon he started to experience “sweats, shivers ... a lot of weakness,” and shortly after his symptoms started, Sharlene Barris also became ill. After their recovery, the couple said they were contacted by Houston Methodist about an opportunity to donate plasma to help future recovery. Sharlene Barris. "They've capped the number of people that can get the plasma," Sharlene Barris explained. “Keep moving forward on allowing that number [to rise].”The Barris family said they are still working on ways to advocate for patients in need.

SpaceX developed the Crew Dragon, which Hurley and Behnken named, “Endeavour,” that launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket. The Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 launched Saturday, May 30th at 2:22 p.m. following a scrub on Wednesday. Back at Space Station, docking through the front of Space Station where Shuttle used to dock. We flew directly over the International Space Station just two minutes before launch. “And Chris had a note, ’Don’t forget to take it to Earth with Crew Dragon.”Hurley said that flag represents bringing launches back to American soil.