Apollo 13, to the edge and back, a coproduction of WGBH Boston, TV Asahi Japan, and Central Independent Television UK ; written, produced and directed by Noel Buckner, Rob Whittlesey
Type
Label
Apollo 13, to the edge and back, a coproduction of WGBH Boston, TV Asahi Japan, and Central Independent Television UK ; written, produced and directed by Noel Buckner, Rob Whittlesey
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
TV parental guidelines rating: Not rated
Main title
Apollo 13
Oclc number
56132926
Responsibility statement
a coproduction of WGBH Boston, TV Asahi Japan, and Central Independent Television UK ; written, produced and directed by Noel Buckner, Rob Whittlesey
Runtime
90
Sub title
to the edge and back
Summary
Presents an account of the ill-fated Apollo 13 moon mission. Shows how the ground controllers had to solve the difficult problem of getting the astronauts James Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert back to Earth with limited air, water, and electricity. Includes interviews with the astronauts, their families, and the scientists who worked on the mission
Table Of Contents
The race to the moon -- "Houston, we have a problem" -- The need for redundant systems -- Help on the ground -- The far side of the moon -- Waiting and enduring -- Correcting the trajectory -- Re-entry
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Apollo thirteenTo the edge and back
Classification
Contributor
- Gilmore, Jerry
- Haise, Fred, 1933-
- Whittlesey, Rob
- Burton, Clint
- WGBH Video (Firm)
- Buckner, Noel
- Mirowitz, Sheldon
- Leonov, A. A., Alekseĭ Arkhipovich, 1934-
- Kranz, Gene
- Kraft, Christopher C
- Liebergot, Sy, 1936-
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- Lovell, Jim
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Zenkoku Asahi Hōsō Kabushiki Kaisha
- Lyman, Will, 1948-
- Central Independent Television
- Lunney, Glynn S
Genre
Subject
- Lovell, Jim
- Documentary television programs
- Astronauts -- United States
- Accidents
- Swigert, John L., John Leonard, 1931-1982
- Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) -- Accidents
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Space vehicle accidents -- United States
- Astronauts
- Science television programs
- Space vehicle accidents
- Documentary -- Feature
- United States
- Apollo 13 (Spacecraft)
- Nonfiction television programs
- Adventure (Nonfiction)
- Space flight to the moon
- Haise, Fred, 1933-
Content
Director
Is Derivative Of
Narrator
Producer
resource.screenwriter
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor18
- Gilmore, Jerry
- Haise, Fred, 1933-
- Whittlesey, Rob
- Burton, Clint
- WGBH Video (Firm)
- Buckner, Noel
- Mirowitz, Sheldon
- Leonov, A. A., Alekseĭ Arkhipovich, 1934-
- Kranz, Gene
- Kraft, Christopher C
- Liebergot, Sy, 1936-
- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- Lovell, Jim
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Zenkoku Asahi Hōsō Kabushiki Kaisha
- Lyman, Will, 1948-
- Central Independent Television
- Lunney, Glynn S
- Genre6
- Subject18
- Lovell, Jim
- Documentary television programs
- Astronauts -- United States
- Accidents
- Swigert, John L., John Leonard, 1931-1982
- Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) -- Accidents
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Space vehicle accidents -- United States
- Astronauts
- Science television programs
- Space vehicle accidents
- Documentary -- Feature
- United States
- Apollo 13 (Spacecraft)
- Nonfiction television programs
- Adventure (Nonfiction)
- Space flight to the moon
- Haise, Fred, 1933-
- Content1
- Director2
- Is Derivative Of1
- Narrator1
- Producer2
- resource.screenwriter2
- Mapped to1