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Apollo 13 goes off course. With no computer, the astronauts must rely on their flying skills or risk being marooned in space. Their mission home hangs in the balance.

The Apollo 13 spacecraft goes off course. With no computer to guide them, the astronauts must rely on their flying skills to perform a high-stakes manoeuvre, timed with Commander Jim Lovell’s wristwatch, to get them back on target. If they fail, they risk being marooned in space. Their spaceflight home hangs in the balance.

Hosted by Kevin Fong.

Archive: Nasa
Starring
Chuck Deiterich
Jim Lovell
Poppy Northcutt
Fred Haise
Jim Kelly
John Aaron
Joe Kerwin

Written by Kevin Fong and Chris Browning

Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music.

A BBC Radio Science Unit production for the BBC World Service.

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31 minutes

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Sun 19 Apr 202018:32GMT
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