Apollo 13: Bonus 1. Jim Lovell
Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell talks to Kevin Fong about the doomed Nasa mission, from the shocking moment of the explosion to the enormous relief of splashdown.
Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell talks to Kevin Fong about the doomed Nasa mission, from the shocking moment of the explosion to the enormous relief of splashdown. Lovell reflects on survival, the global impact of Apollo 13, and what it meant to finally come back to Earth. He also shares the story of the lunar landmark he named in honour of his wife.
Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music.
Featured in...
Season 2: The Apollo 13 story—13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle
Apollo 13: the extraordinary story, told by the people who flew it and saved it
Season 3: The Space Shuttle
Season 2: The Apollo 13 story
Season 1: The Apollo 11 story
Podcast
-
13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle
Epic space stories. From the first Moon landing, to Apollo 13. NEW: The Space Shuttle