New 4K Video By NASA Shows The Moon In Amazing Detail, From The Apollo 13 Astronauts' Journey

Since the space race, there have been several space programs meaning to land humans on the moon. A famous one among these was the Apollo 13, the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program that meant to land on the moon in 1970. Some technical difficulties rendered the lunar landing impossible so the Apollo 13 flew around the far side of the moon before returning home. After almost 50 years, NASA has now recreated the entire journey around the Earth¡¯s satellite in a 4K video.

A new 4K video by the US space agency using images from its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft showcases the epic and unplanned journey of the Apollo 13 and the astronauts inside it. The video visualises the lunar surface views in 4K resolution seen by the astronauts at the time. You can check out the video here:

The majestic video starts with the earthset and sunrise and goes around the moon in a sped up view to conclude with the time Apollo 13 reestablished radio contact with Mission Control. Since the video has been sped up to showcase only the visible shots under light, it misses out on the days of absolute darkness that the astronauts had to go through during the mission.

For those unaware, Apollo 13 had to abort its lunar landing as an oxygen tank in the service module failed, two days into the mission. The crew instead then looped around the Moon, returning safely to Earth on April 17.

As the video recreates the magic of the once-in-a-lifetime experience of these astronauts, it definitely veils the dark side of it, wherein the astronauts had to face extreme hardships with limited water and food supplies in frigid temperatures.

That being said, there is no doubt that the journey around the moon was that of epic proportions with twists and turns and thankfully, no casualties. Thanks to NASA, we can now enjoy it on our screens with complete clarity and be in awe.