Apollo 13

The 1995 dramatic film Apollo 13 is a portrayal of the true story of the ill-fated lunar mission that took place in 1970.

Plot

Shortly after the July 20, 1969 moon landing by Neil Armstrong, fellow astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) learns that his crew, originally scheduled for the Apollo 14 mission, would be bumped up to Apollo 13. His crew, including Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise) begin training for what the public considers a routine mission to the moon. Plans change days before the scheduled liftoff as Mattingly is pulled from the mission out of fear he may develop the Measles. The young Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) is assigned to the crew to replace Mattingly. The liftoff goes well, sending the men off for a five day journey through space. Three days into the flight, the mission becomes far from routine as an explosion occurs after Swigert stirs the ship's cryogenic oxygen tanks. Their hopes to land on the moon have been defeated and it is now up to Mission Control to assist the crew in making it back to Earth safely.

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who is the mom of malcom in the middle (1 Answer)

A: Malcolm's mom is Lois. She is played by Jane Kaczmarek who also appeared in Apollo 11 and Pleasantville.

Anyone know if Apollo 8 and 10 crews saw the same UnIDd object(s) between Earth and Moon Apollo 11 and later crews reported?(1 Answer)

A: The one "unidentified" object seen during the Apollo 11 mission was most likely a piece of the spent rocket stage that had boosted the spacecraft out of Earth ...

who was the first man on the moon (2 Answers)

A: The first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong, on July 20th of 1969. Edwin Eugene Aldrin and Michael Collins were also on board Apollo 11. " It's ...