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The 30 most patriotic movies to watch this Fourth of July, ranked
From war dramas like "Saving Private Ryan" to musicals like "Hamilton," these are the films that scream "America" to us.
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'Apollo 13' turns 30: How NASA legend Gerry Griffin helped director Ron Howard 'get it right'
As 'Apollo 13' turns 30, we talk to legendary NASA flight director Gerry Griffin who helped make the film as realistic as ...
“Apollo 13” turns 30: See what the A-list cast of Ron Howard's Oscar-winning docudrama has been up to the last 3 decades
Apollo 13, Ron Howard's docudrama about a disastrous mission to the moon, turns 30 this month. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and ...
'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 ...
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Apollo 13 astronauts raise a toast to their recovery with new statue
Joining Lovell and Haise at Space Center Houston for the anniversary were three of the four flight directors who led Mission Control during Apollo 13: Milt Windler, Gerry Griffin and Gene Kranz.
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51 years later, Apollo 13 astronauts reflect on historic mission
The Apollo 13 crew consisted of Commander James ‘Jim’ Lovell Jr., Command Module Pilot John ‘Jack’ Swigert and Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise Jr. Fifty-one years later, the surviving ...
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50 years ago tonight on Apollo 13: 'Houston, we've had a problem here'
On the evening of April 13, 50 years ago, NASA astronauts James Lovell Jr., John Swigert Jr. and Fred Haise Jr. were about to go to sleep for the night in the Apollo 13 command module. They were ...
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Remembering Apollo 13 at 50: ‘Houston, we’ve had a problem’
Lovell, Haise and Jack Swigert, a last-minute fill-in who died in 1982, were almost to the moon when they heard a bang and felt a shudder. One of two oxygen tanks had burst in the spacecraft’s ...
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Apollo 13 astronauts and flight controllers reflect on a 'successful failure' - KOAT Channel 7
On the evening of April 13, 50 years ago, NASA astronauts James Lovell Jr., John Swigert Jr. and Fred Haise Jr. were about to go to sleep for the night in the Apollo 13 command module.
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Apollo 13 astronauts and flight controllers reflect on a 'successful failure' - KMBC Channel 9
He and Haise reflected on the journey 50 years later during a recent reminiscence with NASA's "Houston, We Have a Podcast.""You have to look at what you've got, and how can you get home," Lovell said.
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Apollo 13 astronauts and flight controllers reflect on a 'successful failure' - WTAE-TV Pittsburgh Action News 4
He and Haise reflected on the journey 50 years later during a recent reminiscence with NASA's "Houston, We Have a Podcast.""You have to look at what you've got, and how can you get home," Lovell said.
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Apollo 13 astronauts and flight controllers reflect on a 'successful failure'
On the evening of April 13, 50 years ago, NASA astronauts James Lovell Jr., John Swigert Jr. and Fred Haise Jr. were about to go to sleep for the night in the Apollo 13 command module. They were ...