Apollo 13: Bonus 2. John Aaron
Nasa flight controller John Aaron tells Kevin Fong how he learned of the Apollo 13 explosion and reveals his fears during the spacecraft鈥檚 dramatic final descent to Earth.
Nasa flight controller John Aaron talks to Kevin Fong about the ill-fated Apollo mission, from the moment of learning about the explosion to his fears during the spacecraft鈥檚 final descent through the Earth鈥檚 atmosphere.
Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music.
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