The mission that went wrong at 13:13 on the 13th—space doesn't care about your superstitions.
DOOMED MISSION: THE TRUE STORY OF APOLLO 13 is also the story of the highs and lows of the Apollo Space program. In man's quest to explore distant planets, many risks had to be taken. Some lives were lost in tragic accidents. On April 11, 1970, at 13:13 module after a military time the 13th Apollo 13 Mission was launched. On April 13th, at 9:07 p.m. oxygen tank two explodes. Minutes after the explosion, the crew evacuates the spacecraft and boards the lunar module. This tiny module has air for 2 men for 2 days. Now there are 3 men aboard and they are four days from home! Although the mission is a failure, the incredible rescue of the astronauts from certain death is one of the most exciting true stories ever told.
Practical Effects
Real archival footage meets reenactments—no glossy Hollywood polish here.
Direction
Lee Scott squeezes tension from a 90-minute oxygen countdown.
Director
Lee Scott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This low-budget docudrama beat Ron Howard's star-studded Apollo 13 to release by mere months in 1995.
The 'successful failure' narrative helped rehabilitate NASA's image post-Challenger, making this a unintentional PR time capsule.
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