Liftoff Videos

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Apollo spacecraft

The Apollo 11 command module floating after splashdown, with the crew and a Navy diver in a life raft.

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  1. Apollo 13: How a Wrecked Spacecraft Brought Its Crew Home

    Roberto Mastri
  2. Skylab: Repairing America’s First Space Station and Its 1979 Fall

    The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered
  3. Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Crew’s Return

    Rearview Mirror Media
  4. Apollo 11: How the Saturn V

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

    Primal Space
  6. Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    Homemade Documentaries
  7. Apollo 13: Home Safe, Survival After the Oxygen Tank Explosion

    NASA
  8. How Skylab Was Saved: The Stuck Solar Array and Chance Tools

    Hubbell Power Systems
  9. Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Rupture and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    Free Documentary – History
  10. Apollo 13 Rescue: How the Lunar Module Lifeboat Got the Crew Home

    Free Documentary – History
  11. Apollo Program: From Kennedy’s Deadline to Apollo 17

    Epic History
  12. Apollo 13 Hour by Hour: Tank Explosion and the Lifeboat Return

    The Infographics Show
  13. Apollo 11: From Sputnik to the First Landing in the Sea of Tranquility

    Progress – Science Documentaries
  14. Skylab: Damaged at Launch, Repaired in Orbit, Lost in 1979

    Classic Aerospace History
  15. Why Apollo’s Lunar Module Ascent Engine Was Never Live Fired

    Curious Droid
  16. Why the Apollo Lunar Module Was Built So Light and Odd-Looking

    Curious Droid
  17. Skylab: Rescue, Record Crews and Re-entry of NASA’s First Station

    Progress – Science Documentaries
  18. Apollo 13: How NASA Used the Lunar Module as a Lifeboat

    Spark
  19. Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Rupture and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    Free Documentary – Space
  20. Apollo 13: How the Crew Got Home in a Lunar Module Lifeboat

    Naked Science
  21. Charlie Duke on Apollo 16: Launch, Landing Scare and Moonwalks

    Everyday Astronaut
  22. Apollo 1: How a Pure Oxygen Cabin Fire Killed Three Astronauts

    BBC Earth Science
  23. Apollo 13: How the Lunar Module Became a Lifeboat After the Blast

    The Vintage Space
  24. Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Lifeboat Return

    Video and DVD Archives
  25. Skylab: The Launch Damage, Rescue and Three Crews’ Record Stays

    Absolute Documentaries
  26. Starship HLS: Why Landing on the Moon Needs 15+ Refueling Launches

    Everyday Astronaut
  27. Apollo 11: Landing With 17 Seconds of Fuel and the Moonwalk

    American Experience | PBS
  28. Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Failure and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    Deep Orbit Stories
  29. Apollo 13: The Dropped Tank and Switches Behind the Explosion

    Truth and Proof
  30. Apollo 13: How a Thermostat Error Led to the Oxygen Tank Blast

    The Last Link
  31. Apollo 13: How an Oxygen Tank Failure Nearly Stranded Three Men

    Gloamhall
  32. Apollo 13: The Tank Flaw and Crew’s Lifeboat Return

    The Third Eye English

Apollo 13: The Tank Flaw and Crew’s Lifeboat Return

The Third Eye English

Duration 11:42

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All the videos

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

    DocumentaryEveryday Astronaut · 47:26

    Mission: Apollo 16

  2. Apollo 13: How an Oxygen Tank Failure Nearly Stranded Three Men

    DocumentaryGloamhall · 10:19

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  3. Apollo 13: How a Thermostat Error Led to the Oxygen Tank Blast

    DocumentaryThe Last Link · 12:10

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  4. Apollo 13: The Tank Flaw and Crew’s Lifeboat Return

    DocumentaryThe Third Eye English · 11:42

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  5. How Skylab Was Saved: The Stuck Solar Array and Chance Tools

    DocumentaryHubbell Power Systems · 28:27

    Mission: Skylab

  6. Skylab: The Launch Damage, Rescue and Three Crews’ Record Stays

    DocumentaryAbsolute Documentaries · 50:09

    Mission: Skylab

  7. Skylab: Repairing America’s First Space Station and Its 1979 Fall

    DocumentaryThe History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered · 8:12

    Mission: Skylab

  8. Skylab: Damaged at Launch, Repaired in Orbit, Lost in 1979

    DocumentaryClassic Aerospace History · 1:19:57

    Mission: Skylab

  9. Skylab: Rescue, Record Crews and Re-entry of NASA’s First Station

    DocumentaryProgress – Science Documentaries · 50:30

    Mission: Skylab

  10. Apollo 13: The Dropped Tank and Switches Behind the Explosion

    DocumentaryTruth and Proof · 13:16

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  11. Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Failure and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    DocumentaryDeep Orbit Stories · 16:25

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

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

    Mission explainerPrimal Space · 6:27

    Mission: Apollo 11 (1969)

  13. Starship HLS: Why Landing on the Moon Needs 15+ Refueling Launches

    Vehicle explainerEveryday Astronaut · 1:45:04
  14. Apollo 11: How the Saturn V

    Mission explainerVox · 5:14

    Mission: Apollo 11 (1969)

  15. Apollo 13 Rescue: How the Lunar Module Lifeboat Got the Crew Home

    DocumentaryFree Documentary – History · 51:56

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  16. Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Lifeboat Return

    DocumentaryVideo and DVD Archives · 45:10

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

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

    DocumentaryRearview Mirror Media · 1:26:13

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  18. Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Rupture and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    DocumentaryFree Documentary – Space · 51:36

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  19. Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    DocumentaryHomemade Documentaries · 1:14:23

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  20. Apollo 13 Hour by Hour: Tank Explosion and the Lifeboat Return

    DocumentaryThe Infographics Show · 19:45

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  21. Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Rupture and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

    DocumentaryFree Documentary – History · 52:10

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)

  22. Apollo 13: How a Wrecked Spacecraft Brought Its Crew Home

    DocumentaryRoberto Mastri · 40:06

    Mission: Apollo 13 (1970)