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'Apollo 13' is coming to IMAX: What to know about the real-life mission behind the movie
"Apollo 13," which is heading back to IMAX theaters for the film's 30th anniversary, tells the true story of a ...
How Well Do You Know NASA’s Apollo Missions? Check Quiz Questions with Answers and Facts
Test your knowledge of NASA's monumental Apollo Missions! This quiz challenges your understanding of lunar landings, key ...
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'Apollo 13' turns 30: How NASA legend Gerry Griffin helped director Ron Howard 'get it right'
The way Ron explained it to me when we started was, 'Look, I'm not making a documentary. I'm making an entertaining movie based on facts.'' ...
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'Apollo 13' at 30: The space movie where scientists have the right stuff too
The so-called "right stuff" manifests rather differently in "Apollo 13". Sure, this generation of astronauts knows the final frontier is dangerous, but they also have a professional edge, acting as if ...
‘Apollo 13 had a near-zero chance of survival – but Mum always thought Dad would make it back’
Never leave home without duct tape!’,” chuckles Jeff Lovell, whose father, Jim, is best known for commanding Nasa’s ill-fated Apollo 13 mission in April 1970. ­After an onboard explosion left their ...
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Bible, Microform, Apollo 13 - Smithsonian Institution
Then United Nations ambassador George H. W. Bush presented the flown Bible to Michael Collins, Apollo 11 command module pilot and director of the National Air and Space Museum. Bush had been present ...
'Apollo' 13 heads to IMAX: What to know about the real mission behind the movie
"Apollo 13," which is heading to IMAX, recounts the perilous 1970 efforts of three astronauts to return to Earth safely ...