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

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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[HaywardSouth]

@vealshanker

You are an idiot.

[hueyvicki]

You wern't standing on the flight deck of the Iwo Jima when they got off the helicopter...I was and they looked like hell

[milena24184]

dietro a tutto questo c'è stato un grande lavoro di gruppo..tutto l'equipe a lavorato gg e notte per salvarli, grazie ad un leaderschip che è riuscito a coordinare il gruppo e a gestire la situazione...grandiii altro che schettino che invece di aiutare e coordinare il gruppo a preso la prima scialuppa per andarsene da quell'inferno....ma non è ne anche colpa sua visto che è scivolato dentro guarda caso su una scialuppa.......maaaaaa brividi

[alliecamp]

@hueyvicki Oh brother, I couldn't imagine them looking anything but like hell after an ordeal like that. Thanks for sharing, I cannot imagine what being there and witnessing this kind of thing must have been like. I tip my hat to you.

[charlie26174]

FIFTH!!!!!!

[NLonDS]

Thanks :)

[aylenlake17]

it is funny how on helicopter 66 there is a picture of a frog smoking a cigar

[vealshanker]

all the technology to get to the moon, land, jump around, drop hammers and feathers, collect moon dust, and do some 4x4ing. Yet this recovery effort looks like a struggle. These men look pretty fresh. I've seen pro athletes look more fatigued after a game. Sure...