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Apollo 13 - Rocket launch scene (Tom Hanks)

In this captivating clip from Apollo 13, join Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon), and Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) for an exhilarating launch to the moon!
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What ‘Apollo 13’ Got Right—and Wrong—About One of NASA’s Most Dramatic Missions

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Apollo 13 space mission in April 1970 riveted the public as NASA successfully saved the three astronauts onboard after a ...
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How accurate was 'Apollo 13' the movie compared to the real story?

Movies based on real-life events often stretch the truth for dramatic effect, but how far did the 1995 movie "Apollo 13" starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton sway from the actual events of ...
USA Today

Jim Lovell died months before 'Apollo 13' film's 30th anniversary return to theaters

Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell died six weeks before the movie about his rescue mission is set for a 30th anniversary rerelease in IMAX. Lovell, the 97-year-old Gemini XII and Apollo astronaut who died ...