S2 Ep.01 Time bomb: Apollo 13
鈥淗ouston, we鈥檝e had a problem.鈥� To ignite catastrophe would take just the flick of a single switch. Why NASA鈥檚 third bid to land on the Moon was flawed from the start.
鈥淗ouston, we鈥檝e had a problem.鈥� To ignite catastrophe would take just the flick of a single switch. Why NASA鈥檚 third bid to land on the Moon was flawed from the start.
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Presented by Kevin Fong
Archive: NASA and CBS
Starring:
Jim Lovell
Marilyn Lovell
Fred Haise
John Aaron
Gerry Griffin
Gene Kranz, courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project
Charlie Duke
Jay Lovell
Sy Liebergot
Jack Lousma
Written by Kevin Fong and Andrew Luck-Baker
Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music
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This episode was updated on 16 March 2020.
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