Netflix released the trailer for Apollo 13: Survival on Tuesday, but it couldn't have come at a worse time for NASA.
Can you imagine anything worse than being launched into space and knowing you may never return to Earth? This is exactly what happened after launch on April 11, 1970. Apollo 13 Space flight. On the way to the Moon, an oxygen tank exploded, leaving astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert in a potentially disastrous situation that made a Moon landing impossible. The only thing that mattered was getting our boys home.
This moving story will be brought to life in documentary format on Netflix, using original footage and interviews from the time. According to According to the trailer description, this arrival couldn't come at a worse time for NASA.
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are currently stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) due to ongoing malfunctions of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. The pair were scheduled to launch on June 5 and stay in space for about eight days. (Related: Boeing space flight delayed due to technical issues)
NASA decided to postpone the return until at least February 2025, meaning those eight days have now stretched to six months, possibly nine months or more, Wilmore's wife said. said In August, families are able to keep in touch with their left behind loved ones through FaceTime, but the situation seems devastating for all involved.
Aboard Iwo Jima. After splashdown, the Apollo 13 astronauts arrive by helicopter on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Iwo Jima. From left, Fred Haise (Lunar Module Pilot), James Lovell (Commander), and John Swigert (Command Module Pilot). (Bettman/Contributor
U.S. President Richard Nixon greets the Apollo 13 astronauts after their safe return to Earth in Honolulu, Hawaii, on April 23, 1970. Left to right (front row) Fred Haise, Jim Lovell, Richard Nixon (1913-1994), and Jack Swigert (1931-1982). (Photo by Harry Benson/Daily Express/Getty Images)
American NASA astronaut Fred Haise wears a jumpsuit with Apollo 13 mission insignia prior to the Shuttle Approach and Landing Test (ALT) in Building 5 during Shuttle ALT simulation activities at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, March 30, 1977. The OAS was designed to support the early Shuttle Orbiter development program and the training of crew members and flight controllers for the aerodynamic portion of Shuttle Orbiter missions. (Photo by Space Frontiers/Archive Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
American NASA astronaut Fred Haise, wearing a jumpsuit with Apollo 13 mission insignia, sits in the cockpit of the Orbiter Air Flight Simulator (OAS) prior to the Shuttle Approach and Landing Test (ALT) in Building 5 during Shuttle ALT simulation activities at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, March 30, 1977. (Photo by Space Frontiers/Archive Photo/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Let's hope NASA figures out a way to fix this technological glitch and get its astronauts home. (Related: “Slingshot” will rival your favorite space movies)
In the meantime, you can check out “Apollo 13: Survival” on Netflix starting September 5th.
