Apollo 13: Survival documentary shows what it’s like to be stranded in space

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new documentary chronicling the events surrounding the Apollo 13 mission, in which three astronauts found themselves stranded in space following a catastrophic explosion, is being released on Netflix this week. “More than 50 years after the mission, the film put me right back in the captain’s seat,” Apollo 13 captain Lovell said in a statement. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free “Dad always says: ‘Never leave home without duct tape!’,” Lovell’s son Jeff told The Telegraph. open image in gallery Director Peter Middleton said, “We resolved not to use any on-camera or ‘talking-head’ interviews, privileging archival recordings and testimony from sources recorded as close as possible to the mission.