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Apollo 13: The drama that gripped the world
FromThe History Hour
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Apr 18, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
50 years since the Apollo 13 mission, how millions of TV viewers followed the famous rescue of the three NASA astronauts. Also, the women who led the way in America’s space programme by spending two weeks under water and what happened when Skylab crashed to Earth in 1979. Plus, a collision on board the Mir space station in 1997 and the last men on the Moon.
PHOTO: The crew of Apollo 13 after their rescue (Getty Images)
PHOTO: The crew of Apollo 13 after their rescue (Getty Images)
Released:
Apr 18, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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