Apollo 13 and its crew were following in the footsteps of previous astronauts who participated in the Apollo missions to explore our moon. When disaster struck on its journey, what could have turned into one of the worst moments in NASA's history turned into one of its greatest. #SpacesDeepestSecrets | Science Channel

We explore the dramatic story of NASA's Apollo Program, beginning with President Kennedy's ambitious deadline for a lunar landing after the Soviet Union took the lead in the 'Space Race'. We explore the dramatic story of NASA's Apollo Program, beginning with President Kennedy's ambitious deadline for a lunar landing by the end of the decade, in response to Soviet success with Sputnik and cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin. We look at how Werner von Braun, a former rocket scientist of the Third Reich, playe