The Apollo 1 tragedy - 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 1, Episode 4 - BBC World Service

"You heard ‘fire’. Then you heard a scream." The Apollo 1 tragedy that changed Nasa forever.

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Kevin Fong explores Nasa's darkest hour in 1967, to find out how it helped to shape the mission 21 months later as Neil Armstrong took man's first step on the Moon.

Presented by: Kevin Fong

Starring:
George Abbey
Walt Cunningham
Glynn Lunney
Gerry Griffin
John Aaron
Jerry Bostick

Courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project:
Chris Kraft
Gene Kranz
Wally Schirra
George Jeffs
Courtesy of CBS News:
Gus Grissom
Ed White
Roger Chaffee

Theme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music.

Listen to the podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p083...

Watch Season 1 of 13 Minutes to the Moon here:    • 13 Minutes to the Moon  

Watch Season 2 of 13 Minutes to the Moon here:    • Плейлист  

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