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S2 Ep.05 Life support

13 Minutes to the Moon

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Apollo 13: The Shape of a Hole

Apollo 13's life support system has a tiny hole in it. To save the mission, NASA had to indulge in a rare feat of pure improvisation. The solution they arrived at was an ingenious but basic looking bit of handcraft. It involved cannibalising spacesuits and instruction manuals.

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