Apollo 13 Space Mission Disaster (Hour by Hour)

Houston, we have a problem! On April 13, 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft suffered a catastrophic explosion that left the three astronauts stranded in space. Check out today's insane new video to see how these brave astronauts fought to make it back to Earth in one of the craziest survival stories of all time!

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[------o]

Getting them back safe was arguably a bigger achievement than getting them on the moon considering the year.

[justsomebananas]

Imagine we populate mars, and then people start thinking mars is flat 🤦‍♂️

[williamwoolhouse]

Honestly, given the circumstances and how everything had to made up on the fly, this might just be the single greatest achievement in human history - to espace from space after a critical failure...and to have the entire crew survive. Absolutely stunning level of human determination

[bobbywise]

Having watched numerous documentaries and also having spoken to a few people at NASA who were around back then, the one thing that amazes me is how calm everyone was during the whole thing. The movie had to make conversation between ground control and the crew more dramatic or it would have been fairly boring. The reality was everyone on the ground and in space seemed extremely calm for the circumstances. But that was from years of training. When problems arrived they would simply ask what is the solution rather then focusing on the problem itself. They had to have this solution based mindset many times during this mission.

[creatorcuber]

Not knowing about apollo 13, I thought for sure they were going to die. Incredible.

[enigmadrath]

I'm not knocking the actual moon landing's significance, but how Apollo 13 isn't the biggest space exploration story is beyond me. When I first learned about it I was stunned we were never taught about it in school, whereas we did learn about NASA's history and the moon landing. To have things go so terribly wrong, IN FREAKING OUTER SPACE, and STILL pull through with the whole crew surviving is the greatest feat in human engineering, ingenuity, teamwork and professionalism.

[member]

One thing: the astronauts didn't die when Challenger exploded. Most of them were still alive in the cockpit and died either by impact or exposure minutes later. It was far worse than most people realize. A bloodied helmet was found miles away in a field a few days later.

[cormacmirshak]

Neil Armstrong really said “one Small step for A man, one big leap for mankind.”
The A went unnoticed because of a radio problem but he later clarified.

[sophiaisabelle]

Still one of the best channels to ever deliver such crucial information. Everything is just so detailed.

[jamesvalenti]

Funny fact about Apollo 13. The company that built the Lunar Module (Grumman) sent the company that built the Service Module (North American Aviation) a towing bill for having to tow their spacecraft back to earth. Came out to $250, 000 ($1.9 million today). The tow bill is on display the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Long Island.

[Rick]

You brought me back to the 11 year old kid who was mesmerized by this real life drama. Thank You for doing this subject so well!! 🙂

[dba_winchester]

Im no scientist, nor am I anywhere close to being an astronaut. To imagine being stuck in a capsule in space with two other dudes and no onvious way to go back... I would die up there. These guys trained for months to ensure this went right and when it all went down hill, they put their heads together and everyone got home safe. They truly deserve to be remembered for this massive accomplishment.

[rustyweeks]

Correction: the first pilot did not have the measles, he was simply exposed to the virus. The other crew members had already had the measles so they were immune.

[AstroTheNeonAstronaut]

3:01 for those who want to know, this is known as The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, this disaster is why rockets don’t take off in cold weather.

[jeremiahMndy]

Apollo 13: When your vacation to the moon turns into a survival horror movie 😅

[gdragonlord]

Seeing as this was basically the Titanic of spaceflight, it deserves its title of the greatest rescue mission of all time.

[davidguthary]

Ken Mattingly never got rubella. Charles Duke, the backup lunar module pilot, was the one who got sick. Everyone on both the prime and backup crews was exposed, but only Mattingly hadn't had rubella before and wasn't immune. This is why Swigert replaced Mattingly.

[legiteee]

Really recommend watching Apollo 13(1995) which reimagines this event in such a spectacular fashion it's stunning. They nail space's cold and miserable atmosphere while still gleaming that one shrink of hope. It's so good and the casting definitely helps. Worth watching.

[gregmanahan]

Most amazing rescue mission that we know of. It's amazing they made it

[basedkaren]

Do more space disasters please! Morbid but interesting for sure. 🚀