13 Factors That Saved Apollo 13

13 Factors That Saved Apollo 13 (2014)

April 13th, 20141h 44min

Documentary
73%

Overview

April 13th, 1970, 180,000 miles from Earth, a devastating malfunction leaves Apollo 13 leaking previous oxygen and its crew of three astronauts facing a life and death crisis. If Mission Control cannot find a way to bring Apollo 13 home, the astronauts will be stranded 200,000 miles from Earth in their dying ship. Now with limited power and supplies on board the spacecraft, the ground teams work around the clocking, engineering creative solutions to overcome carbon dioxide poisoning, dehydration and the freezing temperatures of deep space, to ensure the crew's survival. Using spectacular NASA footage, exclusive interviews with Apollo space scientists and stunning visual effects; this film explores the thirteen remarkable factors that brought the crew safely home, and the full story of the courage and ingenuity that cemented Apollo 13 as NASA's finest hour.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks

The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks


Released on: 2023-12-06
Documentary

An immersive documentary focusing on the story of the Apollo space program

A History of Project Mercury: Preparing for Man in Space

A History of Project Mercury: Preparing for Man in Space


Released on:
Documentary

A respectful overview of Dr. Marvin E. Grunzke’s career that included training Ham, the first chimpa...

Moon Landing Live

Moon Landing Live


Released on: 2019-07-20
Documentary

July 1969. America made history and sent the first humans to the moon. High-quality NASA footage and...

Wake Up, Leviathan

Wake Up, Leviathan


Released on: 2015-10-09
Science Fiction, Documentary

T. S. Eliot ends one of his most famous poems, "The Hollow Men", by repeating three times the senten...

How William Shatner Changed The World

How William Shatner Changed The World


Released on: 2005-11-13
Documentary

William Shatner presents a light-hearted look at how the "Star Trek" TV series have influenced and i...

Mars: One Day on the Red Planet

Mars: One Day on the Red Planet


Released on: 2020-01-05
Documentary

An epic journey around Mars — built from real satellite and rover data — revealing the red planet as...

Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes

Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes


Released on: 2019-07-14
Documentary, TV Movie

On July 16, 1969, the world watches as the three Apollo 11 astronauts attempt the impossible: to rid...

The First Scientific Science-Fiction Film

The First Scientific Science-Fiction Film


Released on: 1993-01-01
Documentary

A short documentary about Fritz Lang's film 'Frau im Mond', and its relation to the science and hist...

The Dream Is Alive

The Dream Is Alive


Released on: 1985-06-01
Documentary

The Dream Is Alive takes you into space alongside the astronauts on the space shuttle. Share with th...

Shuttle Discovery's Last Mission

Shuttle Discovery's Last Mission


Released on: 2013-08-01
Documentary

With more than 27 years of service, the space shuttle Discovery has clocked more time in space than ...

Top Ten Mysteries of Outer Space

Top Ten Mysteries of Outer Space


Released on: 2022-10-01
Documentary

The wonders of the universe have long propelled our insatiable desire to learn more about who we are...

The Voyagers

The Voyagers


Released on: 2010-09-25
Documentary

In the summer of 1977, NASA sent Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 on an epic journey into interstellar space....

Spacewoman

Spacewoman


Released on: 2025-10-21
Documentary

Explores achievements of Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft, paving t...

Saving Skylab: America's First Space Station

Saving Skylab: America's First Space Station


Released on: 2020-04-18
Documentary, History

How an electric lineman's tool manufacturer in Centralia, Missouri, helped save the first American s...

Comet Collision

Comet Collision


Released on: 2006-05-24
Documentary

Comets pose one of the greatest threats to life on Earth - a threat that can only be countered if we...

Blue Planet

Blue Planet


Released on: 1990-01-01
Documentary

From the unique vantage point of 200 miles above Earth's surface, we see how natural forces - volcan...

James May on the Moon

James May on the Moon


Released on: 2009-06-21
Documentary

Top Gear presenter James May presents this informative program that examines the historic moon missi...

Space Station 3D

Space Station 3D


Released on: 2002-04-17
Documentary

Some 220 miles above Earth lies the International Space Station, a one-of-a-kind outer space laborat...

For All Mankind

For All Mankind


Released on: 1989-11-01
Documentary, History

A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the m...

The Weirdest Weather in the Universe

The Weirdest Weather in the Universe


Released on: 2016-10-22
Documentary

Horizon visits state-of-the-art laboratories and uses CGI to recreate the science-fiction-worthy wea...