13 Minutes to the Moon: 8. ‘We’re go for powered descent’
The final 13-minute descent to the Moon begins, and it’s all going wrong for Apollo 11
13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
The 13-minute descent to the Moon begins, and it’s all going wrong for Apollo 11. They’re going too fast, alarms are flashing and the crew loses contact with Nasa mission control. The epic moments that almost jeopardised the first Moon landing.
Hosted by Kevin Fong.
Starring: Charlie Duke Steve Bales Don Eyles
Courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project: Neil Armstrong Gene Kranz Jay Greene Jack Garman Bob Carlton
Theme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music.
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