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13 Factors That Saved Apollo 13 - Part 2: NASA's Finest Hour | History Documentary
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13 Factors That Saved Apollo 13 is a gripping tale of distant desperation and heroics. When an oxygen leak threatened the lives of three astronauts, the mission became a life or death attempt to get them home safely, organised by people 200,000 miles away. With limited power and supplies on board the spacecraft, NASA teams worked around the clock to engineer creative solutions to overcome carbon dioxide poisoning, dehydration, and the freezing temperatures of deep space to ensure the crew’s survival. Using spectacular footage, exclusive interviews with Apollo’s space scientists and stunning visual effects, this film explores 13 remarkable factors that brought the crew safely home. Explore the full story of the courage and ingenuity that cemented Apollo 13 as NASA’s finest hour.
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[@willmpet]

I recall being on a bar with at least one PHd professor and a member of the symphony orchestra and a regular working man- when we saw the parachutes open we all stood up and cheered and hugged one another! I will remember that moment for the rest of my life! It was wonderful.

[@briangrady1987]

Po O

[@baysideharpy8350]

And all done without internet, fancy calculators, sophisticated IT/technology - just God given human intellect, skill and courage.

[@bhupinderrandhawa6421]

They had 60KB memory processor

[@SilhouetteSE]

The kind of technology that makes space flight possible is sophisticated.

[@billygribble9939]

Plus a hollywood basement and bad models.

[@d0n315]

And duck tape

[@billygribble9939]

@@d0n315 and curtain rods and cardboard lol

[@twogamer7149]

This is honestly THE best Apollo 13 documentary that I have seen. It clarifies so many technical questions with details that are easy to comprehend.

[@sexynelson100]

I think the movie did a pretty good job too

[@piedpiper8355]

Look up homemade documentaries and lunar module 5. They do exceptional work as well.

[@gangoffour6690]

Stanley Kubrick did a fine job on this one too. Apollo 11 was better though.

[@smeeself]

@@gangoffour6690 Your tin foil hat is on too tight.

[@gollem148]

@@piedpiper8355 his doco’s are AMAZING. Those are the best ones that I’ve found.

[@joecombs7468]

I was 7 years old. What I remember the most was that everyone was either listening to the radio or had the TV on waiting for updates. They were not actively watching or listening, they would pay attention when the news came on or a special bulletin interrupted the program. The other thing I remember the most - all the adults were either scared or concerned. For a 7 year old, seeing so many adults in that state was unnerving.

[@casebarreoltt5990]

by design

[@gregengel1616]

When my sister saw the movie Apollo 13, she told me I'd be on the edge of my seat. I thought she was nuts because I remembered it like it was yesterday. All those emotions that everyone went through, Came Crashing back. Splashtown was on her birthday April 17th. Her birthday cake read," Welcome home Apollo 13".

[@louiselanthier5135]

I remember coming home with the movie Apollo 13. I was thinking it would be a nice little relaxing educational movie. Boy, was I wrong! I was at the edge of my seat the whole time! So fascinating!

[@david25876]

I remember same. Never forget tv shots from all the people at time square watching video of splash down. Very cool. Amazing events.

[@gordenkelly-favell4663]

6

[@susieq3950]

I was born 364 days after Apollo 13 landed. I loved the film, brave men.

[@joearcidiacono264]

In my opinion, this is pretty much the greatest story ever told and witnessed by some. The shear stamina, will power, and humanitarian efforts to keep these guys alive plus the genius engineering from tens of thousands shows how great humans can be. This is such an inspirational story and I've kept it dear and close to me for many years. Wow is an understatement.

[@user-bl6ne3hc6n]

You got that right Joe it's our finest hour and Ron Howard doing Apollo 13 He captured it perfectly,,,

[@joearcidiacono264]

@@user-bl6ne3hc6n absolutely well said and couldn't agree more!

[@user-bl6ne3hc6n]

@Joe Arcidiacono hey Joe, just for curiosity did you know how Ron Howard make the guys weightless in that capsule do you know how they shot that???

[@joearcidiacono264]

@@user-bl6ne3hc6n yep, sure do. They did a parabolic flight. Dozens or maybe even hundreds of takes.

[@user-bl6ne3hc6n]

@@joearcidiacono264 I think they call it the vomit comet,, when I saw the movie in the theaters it blew my mind I was wondering how the hell did he did that kept talking to my girlfriend she's telling me to shut up I'm good how did they do that and I watched a documentary on it couple years later,, man that must cost a lot of money to do that

[@georgejo7905]

Then I was 15. In high school physics we did our best to understand the situation . Our teacher dedicated class time to the problems and we too brainstormed the situatiion. Everybody contributed and did so with real concern. We all became engineers in spirit. Some did become engineers as did I. That is how you really learn, with urgency and focus.

[@ericgravesande9646]

😅

[@davidsheckler4450]

You didn't "brainstorm" anything 😂😅🤣 the preprogrammed responses were in the previous lil government books that were put in front of you

[@Lisa-ty5xw]

That was an awesome experience for you and helped paved the way to becoming engineers!!

[@rekunta]

Best documentary on Apollo 13 I’ve ever seen. Bravo!

[@FreeDocumentaryHistory]

Wow thank you!

[@cheftornado1114]

Agreed!!

[@lynndunn7957]

I shared these days with my Gran. I can't explain the terror we felt throughout these interminable days. This was truly one time "when the world felt as one".

[@RangerMelB]

I remember watching the original moon landing in July of 69 at not quite 5 years... but I have no recollection of 13...

[@renerocha6334]

I remember Jan 6. Much worse

[@JamesBrown-ux5je]

Many cannot fathom the sheer task of returning them home alive. The human will to preserve life takes on a whole different level. Amazing story, amazing fortitude, amazing people. The best of America happened in bringing them home. It's just as riveting now as it was back then. I was less than a month old when this happened. Thank God I'm an American. 🇺🇸

[@mememan2344]

Yup when there is money and reputation on the line, humans devote everything to save lives 😆

[@oliviaedralin1436]

Amen 🙏!

[@RavenStudiosTM]

I remember watching the movie (with Tom Hanks) when I was younger. I remember being so fascinated with the whole thing, thanks to my overwhelming love of the universe and that of the Apollo missions in general. I held on to every second, and I think it's these Apollo missions that really made me want to see the Universe as they did; not just from Earth, in books and movies. But with my own naked eyes. Although I never got the chance for health reasons, I have continued to appreciate the awe inspiring wonder of the universe from my home, imagining what it would have been like to be out there, experiencing it all as they did.

[@krisgray8124]

The coolest thing about your story is that you got to see a movie with Tom Hanks.

[@sexynelson100]

After watching this.. I can conclude that Ron Howard did a pretty good job explaining what the astronauts actually went through when filming Apollo 13.. Many of these ( true life ) movies are over dramatized to make them more exciting, but that movie was more or less an exact adaptation of what they really went through. And not just the astronauts, but also all those working at mission control. The research for this movie was spot on. ( Apollo 13 is one of my favourite movies ).

[@madisonbrown5766]

The main story is accurate except for some fictional scenes and exaggerated control center emotions. Ron Howard said he had to add more tension to keep the movie going without too many calm moments. The astronauts never fought with each other, never blamed anyone for hitting the switch on the oxygen tanks and there’s never any extreme emotion or yelling allowed at the ground control center. Still an amazing movie.

[@billynunns]

Fred Haise himself said they did not bicker like they were portrayed in the movie. Heard fred tell me this while at a seminar earlier this year (2022).

[@paulinegallagher7821]

The only thing that was a little unfair is the way they portrayed the main heros on the ground being Gene Kranz, John Aaron and Ken Mattengly, while making Glen Lunney basically a two line dialogue character. Glen was one of the flight directors and played a pivotal role, and he himself was disappointed by the depiction. To be fair to Ron Howard, im sure he was well aware of this, but for the sake of dramatic license he probably felt he had to focus more on Ed Harris character in Misson Control. But to say Ken almost single handedly solved the problem in the simulator is inaccurate, and the real Ken gave plenty of credit to Glen

[@paulinegallagher7821]

@@billynunns thats true, the men were all very calm and quietly spoken throughout, but i suppose Howard thought that wouldnt make a very dramatic film

[@gangoffour6690]

Mad props to Stanley Kubrick once again. Respect.

[@kevinreffitt9635]

The Crew of Apollo 13 proved Survival is the best Success!

[@expls]

Dude spoiler alert

[@johnsullivan6203]

I remember this incident quite well, it was one of those moments in time when you never forget where you were and what you were doing.

[@loachoh6a]

Of all the documentaries that I have watched in 50 years, this takes Number One Status! Thank you folks! Great job and well presented! God bless you all!!!

[@user-tr8ct9cy7h]

I've said it once and will say it again these documentaries are top class.

[@eddiec4536]

This was a wonderful documentary of the Apollo 13 mission and bringing back home to earth. Loved this. Thank for producing this great event in history.

[@SpaceCattttt]

Are you saying this KZbin channel caused the Apollo 13 disaster?

[@guitarman4242]

Nice. More Apollo 13 that I've never seen before. Love the detailed explanations on everything here. This is the most in depth A13 video yet. Well done.

[@oliviaedralin1436]

Agreed!

[@robdow6348]

Excellent documentary, and as it turned out Jim Lovell was the only astronaut who had done a Manuel burn for reentry attitude on Apollo 8. When the flight computer was reset and thought it was on the launch pad. The astronauts and engineers were formidable team that saved the mission. One of NASA’s finest moments.

[@maskonfilteroff3145]

Why burn Manuel? He never did anything to anybody.

[@Riverplacedad1]

Incredible job of teamwork but the crew and those of the ground! For many that lived during this, our most memorable space flight

[@LeeJamison100]

This is the best documentary I have seen on Apollo 13. It gave much more insight into the contributions of forward thinkers in the program stretching the capabilities of the hardware by anticipating what the problems might be- then training astronauts and ground crews to handle those issues. But it also raised the issue of the blessing (believe it or not) of how well-placed the bad fortune was- almost exactly in the sweet spot of survivability. I'd never heard that discussed before.

[@abdulkarimtalb9178]

It was good trip and NASA working on team to save the astronauts live in apollo 13 and successful

[@warriorethics5933]

This documentary needs an applause.....

[@chuckselvage3157]

That whole team was exceptional the astronauts the mission controllers etc.

[@gregturk2824]

The single greatest achievement in NASA.

[@BirdsOfGlass]

What the men on that craft & the men in the control room pulled off is nothing short of miraculous & I'm sure created a ton of changes in the space program that saved the lives of future astronauts.

[@AirborneAnt]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ WOW!!!!! BEST APOLLO 13 documentary I have ever seen!!!! 5 STARS!!!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@Boman751]

Those engineers during that mission in Houston were true heroes. I sure as hell could never come up with the solutions they did during that crisis. They will forever be celebrated for this amazing fest of rescue.

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

This one of the better Documentaries on Apollo 13. I remember this Flight, and I was worried about the Crew. My School stopped Classes and had several rooms with TVs set up so we could watch the Splashdown. I still remember seeing the CM dangling on its Chutes as it approached Splashdown. That was a Happy Day for this 10 yr old. As I got older, I read everything I could about what went on in Mission Control, in the Backrooms, the Brainstorming, and the Efforts of thousands of People, worldwide, to get the three men home. It really was NASA's Finest Hour. I was disappointed in Howard's Apollo 13, I thought it took far too much Artistic License, and did twist some facts, but that's Hollywood...

[@WeatherWeasel66]

As a toddler i watched men landing on the moon back on July 20th, 1969. i don't remember anything about Apollo 13, i think my priority back then was to avoid taking naps, avoid taking baths, run around all day with my dog Dobie. Sad news though, Dobie has gone to doggy heaven :( (around 40 or so years ago)

[@Roger-hp1yg]

Absolutely amazing story and results. This is my 2nd time watching this. This is an awsome document n the movie is amazing as well.

[@oliviaedralin1436]

Its amazing watching this! Great documentary,, better than any suspense thriller movie. Engaging, well informed , sequence by sequence narration , best coverage I had seen on KZbin.

[@jjmoss8442]

We watched this happen. We all went crazy when successful splashdown occured. Then we all cried.

[@kathleenmartin8334]

My father was involved with saving those 3 astronauts. He worked at Cape Kennedy at Rockwell. His job was to know where every item was packed in the rocket and lunar module. When the astronauts had problems, my dad’s work called my dad 5-6 times on a Saturday. I answered the phone each time his work called and asked for him to answer questions about where certain items were located. I had celebrated my 13th birthday, a week prior to the incident.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

Sweet story Kathleen 🙂

[@efw9060]

Good thing he knew where the duct tape was packed.

[@yousailchannel9337]

bull xit

[@cherihill2003]

Excellent documentary!! Thank you.

[@ujjawaltyagi8540]

That's the sheer showcase of pure engineering and strong will and team work that made this mission possible. Hats off to these astronauts and the ground team ! It is so aspiring as a engineering student and idk really know why our school book don't have any of these stories, it will surely inspire new gen engineers and give them a dream, a role model to become like someone !

[@andrewlaporte9598]

This is an amazing documentary of Apollo 13.

[@alexcika9906]

Absolutely awesome documentary

[@brianhoskie6052]

What started as 3 for all ended as all for 3.That's what teamwork/thinking outside the box is all about🎉😊.

[@ronalddesiderio7625]

It’s striking just how humble these men are. No me me me no I’m a hero . A lesson for today’s generation in this idiots humble opinion

[@kathyyoung1774]

Totally agree. That was in an age before “selfies” and “Everybody gets a trophy.”

[@Magik1369]

I remember me and my whole family huddled around the TV biting our fingernails and waiting for the Command module to make it through the atmosphere. There was so much relief when they made it, my Dad took the whole family our for ice cream.

[@Trion82]

can't wait to see more

[@genejohnson5530]

Still get goosebumps when i see this story . The Apollo astronauts were heros .

[@zaccheousmutunga7688]

Amazing engineering.

[@carlnash7200]

Amazing documentary

[@adamsjerome1839]

AMAZING!!

[@jparker59able]

Just wow.

[@davidperez909]

Brilliant and amazing patriots.

[@TommyAventador]

28:58 looks like Kevin Costner on the side. 😂

[@waynewilliams8554]

One of, if not the greatest feats of engineering ever. And most of the men in mission Control still using slide rules!!

[@KellysAdventures305]

Truly it was a Herculean effort. NASA never gave up. They worked the problem one step at a time. By God the Co2 scrubbers were fixed with duct tape. It was pure American grit. NASA's finest hour indeed.

[@piedpiper8355]

So... The Mercury 7 astronauts fought against a computer controlled spacecraft and FOR pilot controls. It paid off on 13.

[@jorgecruzseda7551]

Long live the life saving fix all utility Duct Tape!

[@simonac688.]

Never leave home whith out " Duct Tape " 😅

[@kathyyoung1774]

I don’t!!!!

[@rhushsnr]

Space race is one of fascinating event in world history how 70s technology took man on lunar surface, its very interesting to study you never get bored but learn new things.

[@spinyfish7242]

The Apollo 13 recovery is the greatest achievement of human space flight.

[@jamestulk5111]

RIP Jack Swigert

[@krispociask1588]

These guys are actually pretty funny. The boots...! You can see the camaraderie of a tight knit team but I completely lost it when that one engineer referred to rotating the yaw to control temperature as BBQ mode. 🤣

[@keensauce]

8:19 the most worked ashtray in the history of ashtrays

[@elizabethrawbone4297]

I was 12 when this was all happening it seemed the whole world held its breath .

[@ViN-kr3ri]

Excellent documentary, probably the best I've seen about Apollo 13, and way better than that awful Ron Howard fairytale.

[@deoglemnaco7025]

I myself was instrumental in everything you see here. AMA

[@garyowen9044]

I’d like to say God Damn. I’d also like say thank you to the allied group, British, German and All , that had a hand in bringing Apollo 13 home safely.

[@jpgonzalez6043]

Holy overbite 😂😂😂…. Regardless… these men are heroes! Along with every other person involved in making the massive effort to bring our boys back home safely.

[@sharonharrison3611]

Amazing documentary about real HEROES!! EVERYONE!! PRAISE GOD!

[@user-bh2oj4ih9w]

I'd rather praise the people who solved the problems.

[@zgr2777]

Big big big layers.

[@vladvostok1723]

APOLLO-13 .........WWHHHOOWWW.....THE GREATEST RESCUE MISSION IN HUMAN HISTORY.......I WAS 6-YRS OLD WHEN THIS ALL HAPPENEND BACK IN 1970

[@Mark-lj1dj]

37:18 I'm glad they let him keep his Speedmaster. It literally helped save their lives on this mission

[@douglaspriest2770]

Nice English point of view

[@johnbernstein7887]

Que up theme to MacGver for the use of Duct Tape!

[@thedukeofswellington1827]

"I think ole Swigert gave me the clap"

[@KU84dh37]

From the side of his face toward the camera during the Earth press conference, Jim L looked to me a lot like actor Kevin Kostner, JMS

[@HeyU308]

They didn’t get blown off course or in an unrecoverable spin from the explosion and navigated their way back on visuals. Yeah, what a “miracle” of good luck.

[@BadAtTeaDude]

Wagging the moon doggie Dave McGowan

[@markfeehan6263]

Although it's very dramatic about the whole deal with the lithium hydroxide canister stuff from the LEM to the CSM, etc, they'd already simulated that, way before this mission ever happened. That's the real story. They'd already sim'd everything you could possibly imagine.

[@Agarwaen]

the solution was also come up with by one guy on his drive to work.

[@brianp7022]

Kennedy was there with them boys... He wouldn't let them perish ❤

[@wazzazone]

Their finest hours.

[@davidhepburn9328]

NASA =Hollywood!!

[@G-Man-half-life]

That’s funny considering that nano is only located in Florida not in Hollywood… just goes to show how uneducated you moon hoaxers really are.

[@brianhoskie6052]

I don't care about what it's designed to do.I want to know what it can do.Failure is not an option.

[@sk3ffingtonai]

👏

[@piyushraj6317]

Not able to full screen this video

[@z.f.chicken]

Try the spark 2.5 hr documentry

[@belvert1]

I imagine the Slinging Wheel was tapped out pretty quickly (once everyone got some sleep)

[@Rmack137]

Around 51; Do I understand correctly? Could the astronaut at the navigation station also control the CSM? Not just the guy in the left seat?

[@Watchdog_McCoy_5.7x28]

14th factor... Easy to save Apollo when it's in the script.

[@AndyHoward]

24:29 William Heath Robinson (31 May 1872 - 13 September 1944) was an English cartoonist, illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives.

[@rubiks6]

Well done, Free Documentary - History. Apollo 13 is such an incredible story. We know not every crew that has gone into space has come back alive. Kudos to the astronauts, the ground crew, and most of all to the God of grace.

[@jcataclisma]

Great videos, both of them! Not that it makes any difference for the most of viewers but, when creating the animation of the "braking burn" of the returning vessel, when they were already past the moon, the rocket should´ve been made burning to the other side.

[@12014fisher]

Of

[@donrobinson5662]

I was only 5 years old when this took place and some 53 years later, this still gives me chills. We as a human race can attain any goal we set our minds to achieve, just think what we could do as a human race if all mankind came together as one

[@JMG717]

One thing I absolutely HATE about the movie “Apollo 13” is how they made Jack Swigert out to be some inferior member of the crew; like he didn’t know how to do anything. It makes it worse that they portrayed him in this light, after his death. All for the sake of Hollywood drama. Great movie except for that.

[@anyanwuuchenna]

When you look at the moon from inside the earth it looks like it’s so close but quite a distance.

[@user-rl1tf5dy6t]

Could the astronauts of the Apollo missions have photographed the planet Venus?

[@jimwiskus8862]

Sadly no mention of Katherine Johnson. In 1970, Johnson worked on the Apollo 13 Moon mission. When the mission was aborted, her work on backup procedures and charts helped set a safe path for the crew's return to Earth, creating a one-star observation system that would allow astronauts to determine their location with accuracy. Obviously it took everyone at Mission Control, but I am convinced they’d have not made it back had it not been for Katherine Johnson. Watch Hidden Figures for her story and the other two ladies. All 3 of these NASA heroines were black.

[@111bobgato]

AND, David Baker seems to be interviewed in all of these Apollo documentaries. He's a fraud; he never worked on the Apollo program

[@greenidguy9292]

You mean all three were people…

[@jimwiskus8862]

@@greenidguy9292 I’m not sure as to what you are asking or suggesting.

[@allegory7638]

Skip to 4:53 to actually begin part 2

[@kennethhacker3014]

The astronauts looked so sad,I would think the complete opposite.. great presentation thank you

[@unropednope4644]

They were run ragged giving constant interviews and att3ntion in those days and were probably exhausted and just wanted to finally relax for a bit.

[@campar1043]

they didnt mention ken mattingly helping out

[@neilperry2224]

this is the year of my birth in the july of 1970, and we had family at NASA, my late mothers cousin whom l met once at a very large family gathering in a small house lol. On his way home from party his Renault 21/30 saloon electrical system shorted and burnt down to the rims. We all saw the pix afterwards, and yes he knew ehat had caused the short and the fire. Lol

[@user-ub7bb2xs7o]

😀😀😀😀😀

[@JournalJunkie24]

Could have shaved for TV lads 😂

[@agentnoobz5588]

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