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APOLLO 13 - all BBC's TV original reentry & splashdown footage - part 4 of 5

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APOLLO 13 - all BBC's TV original reentry & splashdown footage in 5 parts / Live at April 17th 1970 / Present at studio: Geoffery Pardoe,Neil Armstrong,Patrick Moore,Cliff Michelmore,James Buke

APOLLO 13 was the third Apollo mission intended to land on the Moon.The craft was successfully launched toward the Moon,but the landing had to be aborted after an oxygen tank ruptured,severely damaging the spacecraft's electrical system.The flight was commanded by James A. Lovell with John L. "Jack" Swigert,Command Module pilot and Fred W. Haise,Lunar Module pilot.Swigert was a late replacement for the original CM pilot Ken Mattingly,who was grounded by the flight surgeon after exposure to German measles.
APOLLO 13 mission was launched on April-11-1970 at 13.13 CST.Two days later,on route to the Moon,a fault in electrical equipment inside one of the Service Module's oxygen tanks produced an explosion which caused the loss of both tanks oxygen,depriving the Service Module of electrical power.This forced the crew to shut down the Command Module to conserve its batteries and oxygen needed for the last hours of flight,and use the Lunar Module's resources as a "lifeboat" during the return trip to Earth.Despite great hardship caused by limited power,loss of cabin heat,shortage of potable water and the critical need to jury-rig the carbon dioxide removal system,the crew returned safely to Earth on April 17 and the mission was termed a "successful failure".

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13

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    one friend of mine love anything about space!!! (me also!!!) i am looking to take from him more videos!!! i think he find this in an old international press magazine about space

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  • Thank you for posting. I'm old enough to remember this. My husband worked at NASA for the Moon Landing and both events show that, when people work together and aim for excellence, they can create miracles on Earth!

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  • the woriest possible thing to happen next is that it starts sink before they could open the door

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  • Whatever happenend to James Burke. I remember Apollo 11 when I was like 7 and I remember James Burke but where is he now?

  • This is so cool

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