About this episode

This episode covers the challenges faced during the Apollo 13 mission and the efforts to prevent disaster.

In this week's episode, learn all about the disasters that beset the Apollo 13 mission to the Moon, and how the astronauts aboard and the ground team on Earth worked tirelessly to stave off a terrible catastrophe. The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, the second Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 29th of September across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy from Booktopia or Readings: AU/NZ (affiliate link): https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/bkq2G9 International: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781761472596/the-most-interesting-people-youve-never-heard-of--riley-knight--2026--9781761472596 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Riley Knight

Topics covered

• Apollo 13
• space exploration
• disasters
• astronauts
• ground team
• catastrophe prevention

Keywords

• Apollo 13
• space mission
• disaster
• astronauts
• ground team
• catastrophe
• history
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apollo 13

Books & works: The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of

Places: Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand

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