Apollo 13: 2. Death of the Odyssey

Nasa mission control scrambles to diagnose the Apollo 13 disaster. Aboard the spacecraft, warning lights flash and oxygen leaks into space, plunging Commander Jim Lovell and his crew into chaos. In Houston, his wife Marilyn receives a call, unaware the astronauts are losing far more than the Moon landing. With power failing in the Odyssey spacecraft and time running out, the crew face desperate action to survive.

Hosted by Kevin Fong.

Archive:

Nasa

Johnson Space Center Oral History Project

Starring:

Jim Lovell

Jack Lousma

Gene Kranz, courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project

Sy Liebergot

Bob Heselmeyer, courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project

Fred Haise

John Aaron

Marilyn Lovell

Written by Kevin Fong and Andrew Luck-Baker

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

Produced by the BBC Radio Science Unit for the BBC World Service.