Lovell, Jim

Recounts how after only fifty hours into its flight to the moon, the "Apollo 13" spaceship was rocked by an explosion, and tells how the ship was brought under control and the crew was safely returned to Earth.

The full story of Apollo 13, a hairraising flight to the moon that almost ended in catastrophe.

Apollo 13 is the story of America's fifth mission to the moon and one that ended in catastrophe in April 1970. Only fifty-five hours into the mission, disaster struck for Jim Lovell and two other astronauts after a rapidly declining supply of oxygen forced the three astronauts to abandon their ship for the lunar module, a tiny craft designed to keep two men alive for only two days. Mission Control's desperate efforts to bring the crew back are considered by many to be NASA's finest hour.

Recounts how after only fifty hours into its flight to the moon, the "Apollo 13" spaceship was rocked by an explosion, and tells how the ship was brought under control and the crew was safely returned to Earth.