Failure Was Never an Option: the True Story of Apollo 13

There are many ways to tell this story, many lenses through which to narrate, and so many details that I couldn't fit in even at this length. This is by no means exhaustive. I just hope it brings you into the spacecraft in a way that makes the mission feel alive, and teaches you some fun details along the way!

00:00 Intro
1:54 Preparing for Apollo 13
9:52 We are GO for the Moon
49:07 Becoming a Lifeboat
1:06:32 Working the Problem
1:17:35 The Most Critical Burn
1:28:28 Putting a Square Peg in a Round Hole
1:40:24 The Long Coast Home
1:45:51 The Manual Burn
1:47:47 The Earth is Getting Bigger
1:56:42 Reactivating Odyssey
2:04:22 Finally Seeing the Damage
2:16:02 After Splashdown
2:19:19 Wrap Up and Credits

Check out the Apollo Flight Journal, an absolutely incredible resource. With thanks to the Journal editors for all their amazing work: https://apollojournals.org/afj/index.html
Additional Sources:
- Report of the Apollo 13 Review Board
- Apollo 13 Crew Technical Debriefing
- Apollo 13 Hearing, April 24, 1970
- Apollo Expeditions to the Moon ed. Edgar M. Cortright
- How Apollo Flew to the Moon by Dave Woods
- The Apollo Guidance Computer by Frank O'Brien
- apolloinrealtime.org made getting some of the voice clips a million times easier and I appreciate the efforts of the creators!

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