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13 Factors That Saved Apollo 13 (2014)

A decent, if flawed documentary.

A decent attempt at explaining the issues and how they were overcome, although shoehorning 13 factors in to fit the nomenclature of Apollo 13 seemed a little too convenient.

It was also spoiled by the inclusion of David Baker, whose professional credentials as part of the Apollo program have been called into question, resulting in his resignation in 2021 as editor of the British Interplanetary Society magazine Spaceflight. Viewed through this lens, his alleged insights into the inner working of the ground teams can be seen in a different light.

Additionally, there was a lot of mention at the outset of how the public was losing interest in the Apollo program, but this was not subsequently followed up, aside from a few, random crowd shots.