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18 video perspectives

• 40:06

  Apollo 13: How a Wrecked Spacecraft Brought Its Crew Home

  Apollo 13 lifted off on April 11, 1970, but an oxygen tank explosion about 200,000 miles from Earth ended its Moon landing plans.

  Published 16 Mar 2012

• 1:26:13

  Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Crew’s Return

  This 1994 documentary follows Apollo 13 from its April 11, 1970 launch through the oxygen tank explosion on the way to the Moon.

  Published 3 Mar 2018

• 1:14:23

  Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

  Apollo 13 launched April 11, 1970, and was meant to land at Fra Mauro.

  Published 2 Oct 2019

• 29:47

  Apollo 13: Home Safe, Survival After the Oxygen Tank Explosion

  NASA's documentary on Apollo 13 draws on interviews with astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise and flight directors Gene Kranz and Glynn Lunney.

  Published 11 Apr 2020

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• 5:14

  Apollo 11: How the Saturn V

  Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

  Published 23 Oct 2018

• 6:27

  Apollo 11 Moon TV: The Slow-Scan Camera Behind the Broadcast

  An explainer on how NASA sent live television from the Moon during Apollo 11's first moonwalk, watched by 600 million people.

  Published 6 Jul 2019

• 1:24:22

  Apollo 11: From Sputnik to the First Landing in the Sea of Tranquility

  This documentary traces the road to Apollo 11, from Sputnik and Kennedy's 1961 goal through Mercury, Gemini and the early Apollo flights.

  Published 3 May 2023

• 1:53:39

  Apollo 11: Landing With 17 Seconds of Fuel and the Moonwalk

  Part three of the PBS American Experience film Chasing the Moon follows Apollo 11 from the crew announcement through launch on July 16, 1969, the landing at Tranquility Base, the moonwalk and the…

  Published 11 Aug 2026

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• 4:09

  Apollo 1: How a Pure Oxygen Cabin Fire Killed Three Astronauts

  On January 27, 1967, Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger B.

  Published 23 Dec 2025

1 video perspective

• 47:26

  Charlie Duke on Apollo 16: Launch, Landing Scare and Moonwalks

  Apollo 16 Lunar Module Pilot Charlie Duke gave this keynote at the 2nd Annual Astro Awards on January 26, 2025, recalling his career, the Saturn V launch, a control-system problem that nearly…

  Published 29 Oct 2025