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Why everyone wants to get back to the moon - a special episode with Kevin Fong. The United States has just returned to the moon for the first time in 50 years. But they are not the only country in the world with their sights set on space exploration. Why are countries like India, China, Japan and Saudi Arabia trying to complete their own lunar landings? Katya Adler speaks with Kevin Fong and Jonathan Amos, the BBC’s science correspondent. To hear more episodes, search for The Global Story, wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
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News about the next season and our live episode recording at The Podcast Show 2023 in London. What would you like to ask space shuttle astronaut and engineer Kay Hire? Kay became the 34th woman to fly in space when she flew as a mission specialist aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. She returned to orbit aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. What questions do you have for her about the space shuttle, or perhaps the plans to return to the Moon and even reach Mars? You can submit your question via our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutes#13MinutestotheMoon
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“I still have nightmares about this.” Can the crew survive the dangers of re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere? An error could see them either incinerated or becoming lost forever in deep space. #13MinutestotheMoonFor more Apollo films and photos: www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutesPresented by Kevin Fong.Archive: NasaStarring Jim LovellJohn AaronDave ReedHal LodenJerry BostickJim KellyFred HaiseCharlie DukeJoe KerwinGene Kranz, courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History ProjectChuck DeiterichMarilyn LovellGerry GriffinWritten by Kevin Fong and Andrew Luck-Baker Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers MusicBBC Radio Science Unit for the BBC World Service
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Special episode with Nasa legend, flight controller John Aaron. This extended interview ranges from John first learning about the explosion, tohis doubts and fears during Apollo 13¹s descent through the Earth¹satmosphere. #13MinutestotheMoonTheme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding FingersMusic
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Special episode with Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell. An extended interview.The true space pioneer talks to Kevin Fong about everything from the shocking moment of the explosion to the enormous relief of the splashdown.#13MinutestotheMoonTheme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music
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The crew are off course, 200,000 miles from home and without a guidance computer. Their lives now depend on their flying skills - and Jim Lovell’s wristwatch. #13MinutestotheMoonFor more Apollo films and photos: www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutesPresented by Kevin Fong.Archive: NasaStarring Chuck Deiterich Jim Lovell Poppy Northcutt Fred Haise Jim Kelly John Aaron Joe Kerwin Written by Kevin Fong and Chris Browning Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music BBC Radio Science Unit for the BBC World Service
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“We were being poisoned by our own exhalation.” Carbon dioxide threatens to kill the crew. Mission control must improvise as the most fragile system of all is under threat: the astronauts themselves. #13MinutestotheMoonFor a film about how the crew made the makeshift CO2 adaptors: www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutesPresented by Kevin Fong.Archive: NasaStarring:Jim LovellMerlin MerrittAnthony EnglandEd Smylie, courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project Fred HaiseMarilyn LovellKen MattinglyCharles A BerryJoe Kerwin Gerry GriffinWritten by Kevin Fong and Chris Browning Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music BBC Radio Science Unit for the BBC World Service
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Power must be brutally rationed after the crew fly around the Moon. As systems are switched off, their cold, dark ship is reduced to little more than a husk coasting in space. #13MinutestotheMoonWatch videos about the Apollo 13 mission: www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutesPresented by Kevin Fong.Archive: NasaStarring:Gerry GriffinJim KellyGene Kranz, courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project John AaronJim Lovell Fred HaiseDave ReedJerry BostickChuck DeiterichMerlin MerrittBill Peters Written by Kevin Fong and Mark RickardsTheme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music BBC Radio Science Unit for the BBC World Service
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The astronauts are fighting for their lives. As the oxygen level plummets, they must escape to the lunar lander. It's a desperate act of survival for which the crew has never trained. #13MinutestotheMoon See our film about the Lovell family: www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutes Presented by Kevin Fong.Archive: Nasa Starring:Glynn LunneyKen Mattingly (courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project)Merlin MerrittJim LovellJohn AaronFred HaiseJohn DevaneyJerry BostickPoppy Northcutt George Kalan Dave Reed Chuck DeiterichMarilyn LovellSusan LovellJay LovellWritten by Kevin Fong and Mark Rickards Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music BBC Radio Science Unit for the BBC World Service
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“We were in deep, deep trouble.” This is Mission Control like you’ve never heard it before. After the explosion, denial and disbelief turn to dread. #13MinutestotheMoonWatch our videos: www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutesPresented by Kevin Fong.Archive: Nasa Starring:Jim LovellJack LousmaGene Kranz, courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project Sy LiebergotBob Heselmeyer, courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project Fred HaiseJohn AaronMarilyn LovellWritten by Kevin Fong and Andrew Luck-BakerTheme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music BBC Radio Science Unit for the BBC World Service
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“Houston, we’ve had a problem.” To ignite catastrophe would take just the flick of a single switch. Why NASA’s third bid to land on the Moon was flawed from the start.
#13MinutestotheMoonFor videos and more space stories: www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutesPresented by Kevin FongArchive: NASA and CBS Starring:Jim LovellMarilyn LovellFred HaiseJohn AaronGerry GriffinGene Kranz, courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History ProjectCharlie DukeJay LovellSy LiebergotJack Lousma Written by Kevin Fong and Andrew Luck-BakerTheme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music BBC Radio Science Unit for the BBC World ServiceThis episode was updated on 16 March 2020.
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Jump on board a doomed mission to the Moon. Apollo 13: the extraordinary story, told by the people who flew it and saved it. Lift off is on 9 March.#13MinutestotheMoonPresenter: Kevin FongWritten by Kevin Fong and Andrew Luck-BakerTheme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music
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Hans Zimmer in a special episode about creating the 13 Minutes to the Moon theme music. The Oscar and Grammy-winning composer talks music, space and the importance of knowing how to make a really good cup of coffee. He says, “All we are doing with the music is we’re opening the door a little crack and saying ‘OK, now let your imagination run free’”.With Kevin Fong.Theme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music.#13MinutestotheMoonwww.bbcworldservice.com/13minutes
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“We choose to go.” The season finale comes from where President John F Kennedy made his famous Moon speech to rally the US behind the Apollo programme. The venue is Rice University in Houston, where we reflect on one of the greatest achievements in human history. And we consider a future return to the moon. With Kevin Fong.Starring: John Aaron Gerry Griffin Walt CunninghamPeggy WhitsonTheme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music#13MinutestotheMoon www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutesThis episode is being released 50 years after the first moon landing.
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History as it happened, uninterrupted: every word, every crackle, the tension and triumph. Hear how Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to reach the Moon. This is NASA’s archive recording of Capcom Charlie Duke’s communications loop from 20 July 1969.#13MinutestotheMoon
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History as it happened, explained. Kevin Fong guides us through the descent to the Moon from start to finish, using Capcom Charlie Duke’s communications loop, from NASA’s archive.And we hear memories and reflections on Apollo 11 from:Charlie DukePoppy Northcutt John Aaron Jim Lovell Margaret Hamilton George Abbey Michael Collins Bill CarpentierTheme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music#13MinutestotheMoon www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutes
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We are five and a half minutes to the moon. Tension goes “through the roof”. Neil Armstrong takes control and the fuel starts to run out. In Mission Control, flight controllers count down to 60 seconds of fuel remaining – and then 30 seconds… With Kevin Fong.Starring:Steve BalesCharlie DukeGerry GriffinCourtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project: Neil Armstrong Gene KranzJack GarmanBob Carlton Theme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music#13MinutestotheMoon www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutes
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The 13 minutes begin. Eagle is going too fast. There are communications problems. We have met the people and heard about the Apollo 11 technology, now the descent is underway. This is the full story and it is a leap into the unknown. With Kevin Fong.Starring:Charlie DukeSteve BalesDon EylesCourtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project: Neil ArmstrongGene KranzJay GreeneJack GarmanBob CarltonTheme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music#13MinutestotheMoon www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutes
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Without the astronaut who didn’t step on the moon, Apollo 11 wouldn’t have succeeded. As Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic landing, Michael Collins was in lunar orbit, playing a crucial role on the mothership. This is his story, with Kevin Fong.Starring:Michael CollinsTheme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music#13MinutestotheMoon www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutes
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War, riots, assassinations: “the year that shattered America”. And then NASA took the biggest risk in its history. There was the Vietnam War and the murders of Martin Luther King and Robert F Kennedy but with Apollo 8, astronauts went further from Earth than anyone had gone before and changed the way we look at our home forever. With Kevin Fong.Starring:John AaronBill Anders Frank BormanJerry BostickMichael CollinsJim LovellPoppy NorthcuttKatherine Johnson courtesy of WHRO Chris Kraft courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History ProjectTheme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music#13MinutestotheMoon www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutesThis episode was updated on 19 June 2019.
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