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NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.

A look back at the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Decades-old found footage from NASA's abandoned Apollo 18 mission, where three American astronauts were sent on a secret expedition, reveals the reason the U.S. has never returned to the moon.

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins.

Fearful that the Russians would continue their lead in the space race and be the first to put a man on the moon, NASA felt an enormous pressure to push the Apollo Program forward as quickly as possible, though they knew that pushing too hard could lead to the ultimate disaster. This film recreates the tensions that were felt not only by the three astronauts, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, but also by their families and by the teams of technicians training to deal with anything that could go wrong.

When Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan stepped off the moon in December 1972 he left his footprints and his daughter's initials in the lunar dust. Only now is he ready to share his epic but deeply personal story of fulfillment, love, and loss.

The story leading up to the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 moon landing launch.

The remarkable story of the determination and courage of a generation. A tribute to three brave astronauts and the thousands of men and women behind them during the final days of NASA's Apollo program.

This film tells the true story of the disastrous Apollo 12, unveiling new details NASA never told us. It includes interviews with all three crewmembers and top officials, as well as other rare and never-before-seen footage.

This is not a dramatization. It is the true story with real historical footage of how all sectors of NASA--including astronauts in the Apollo 13 spacecraft as well as backup astronauts on the ground, electrical and environmental and computer engineers and flight and simulations directors--and even employees of aerospace companies such as Boeing who made components used in the mission--were able to overcome an unforeseen and catastrophic explosion of one of 2 oxygen tanks in the service module due to a short circuit that also ripped open the other oxygen tank. Despite years of intense and comprehensive simulations of possible malfunctions, this extreme failure of oxygen storage and the electrical system seemed at first to signal impending death for the 3 astronauts. By moving into the Lunar module, shutting down most normal functions, and a variety of ingenious technical fixes originating from the combined mental and computational power of thousands of NASA and other staff, these astronauts were barely able to make a safe landing back on Earth before running out of oxygen and freezing to death.

April 13th, 1970, 180,000 miles from Earth, a devastating malfunction leaves Apollo 13 leaking previous oxygen and its crew of three astronauts facing a life and death crisis. If Mission Control cannot find a way to bring Apollo 13 home, the astronauts will be stranded 200,000 miles from Earth in their dying ship. Now with limited power and supplies on board the spacecraft, the ground teams work around the clocking, engineering creative solutions to overcome carbon dioxide poisoning, dehydration and the freezing temperatures of deep space, to ensure the crew's survival. Using spectacular NASA footage, exclusive interviews with Apollo space scientists and stunning visual effects; this film explores the thirteen remarkable factors that brought the crew safely home, and the full story of the courage and ingenuity that cemented Apollo 13 as NASA's finest hour.

Apollo 13 was supposed to be the third human spacecraft to successfully land on the moon and return home safely, when, 250,000 miles from earth, these words pierced the vastness of space: "Houston, we have a problem." This documentary uses interviews with the actual astronauts, family members and NASA engineers that were there, combined with archival news footage, to tell the true story of Apollo 13.

Each crewman of Apollo 11 had made a spaceflight before this mission but never set foot on the moon. Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed the first humans on the moon. This unique documentary, profiles this historic mission through the eyes of all three astronauts and several top Nasa officials who participated in it.

This documentary from 1970 explores all aspects of the Apollo 11 Moon mission.

APOLLO 11: THE UNTOLD STORY aka FIRST ON THE MOON: THE UNTOLD STORY One-Hour Special for Discovery Science Channel / five When Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon in July 1969, Apollo 11 was hailed as the supreme triumph of American technology. But behind the flag waving lies a very different story: the untold account of how close the mission came to disaster. Now, nearly forty years later, men on that mission reveal what really happened on the first voyage to the moon. It's a tale of how primitive computer technology, coupled with human errors and mechanical failures, nearly caused the tragic loss of the crew.

A two-part dramatic retelling of the Apollo 17 mission, the last to land men on the moon. With stunning NASA footage and mission audio to guide you, experience Space first-hand.

They were 200,000 miles from Earth when an explosion crippled their spacecraft, stranding them, perhaps forever. Relive the thrilling true story of the catastrophic flight of Apollo 13 and the crew's heroic battle against the odds in this documentary, through first-hand accounts from the pilots, their families, and Mission Control.

The first effort to send human beings to the Moon coincides during Christmastime on Earth.

NASA prepares for the Apollo 1 mission, then investigates the cause of the mission's tragic cabin fire.

With a documentary film crew watching their every step NASA prepares for the Apollo 7 mission.

Ten years after becoming the first American in space Alan Shepard battles back from health problems to command the Apollo 14 mission.

The Apollo 15 astronauts and backup crew go through extensive geology training in preparation for their mission.

On the Apollo 12 mission rookie astronaut Alan Bean becomes the fourth person to walk on the moon.