but its final years were overshadowed by disaster. When Apollo 13 suffered a catastrophic failure in space, survival became the only mission. 'Virtually the entire staff' of Voice of America ...

When an oxygen tank exploded mid-flight, the Apollo 13 crew was left stranded thousands ... around the clock to bring them back safely. A disaster that could have ended in tragedy became one ...

comes the incredible story of Apollo 13, as told by the astronauts in space and the teams on the ground that battled to prevent disaster.

The film focuses on the story of the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission and stars Tom Hanks alongside Kevin Bacon and the late Bill Paxton Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine.

The 1995 movie “Apollo 13” depicts a real-life scene from the fated space mission. While his ship and crew were stranded in space, astronaut Jim Lovell recounted a different disaster.