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#13MinutestotheMoonFor videos and more space stories: www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutesPresented by Kevin FongArchive: NASA and CBS Starring:Jim LovellMarilyn LovellFred HaiseJohn AaronGerry GriffinGene Kranz, courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History ProjectCharlie DukeJay LovellSy LiebergotJack Lousma Written by Kevin Fong and Andrew Luck-BakerTheme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music BBC Radio Science Unit for the BBC World ServiceThis episode was updated on 16 March 2020.