It was the 23rd manned fight into space, and no mission posed a greater risk to the life of its crew. On April 13th, 1970, when Apollo 13 developed problems that thrated the lives of the astronauts on board, every move was monitored by journalists who fed the story to a hungry audience fast becoming hooked on sensationalism. A great divide was growing wider between the traditions of the intellectual press and the fast-feel emotional content of the tabloid journalism.