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The astronauts freeze in darkness as they struggle to save power. If the battery dies, so do the space crew. It’s a race against time for Nasa to bring them to Earth safely.

Apollo astronauts freeze in darkness, struggling to save power. If the battery dies, so do the space crew. And as the damaged spacecraft loses its navigation systems, they must rely on the Sun for guidance. The astronauts' plight becomes a national crisis. Millions across the world tune in to the television coverage. Meanwhile, Nasa mission control faces a race against time to devise a plan, launching one of the greatest rescue missions in the history of space exploration.

Hosted by Kevin Fong.

Archive:
Nasa
Johnson Space Center Oral History Project

Starring:
Gerry Griffin
Jim Kelly
Gene Kranz, courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project
John Aaron
Jim Lovell
Fred Haise
Dave Reed
Jerry Bostick
Chuck Deiterich
Merlin Merritt
Bill Peters

Written by Kevin Fong and Mark Rickards

Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music.

Produced by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Science Unit for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service.

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45 minutes

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Sun 5 Apr 2020 18:32GMT

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