Apollo 13 (1995)
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.
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How the Space Race Worked
"Yeah. Well, it's like Apollo 13. That was one of their big concerns"
— Chuck
Chuck referenced the movie when discussing the challenges of accurately reentering Earth's atmosphere.
Jun 5, 2014
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How Mars Works
"I might be confusing Bill Paxton from Apollo 13."
— Josh
Josh thinks he might be mixing up actors from different space movies.
Apr 22, 2014
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How Ejection Seats Work
"remember on Apollo 13 when they were, um, like shooting off the little booster rockets?"
— Josh
Josh uses Apollo 13 as an example to explain how Vernier rockets work to stabilize ejection seats.
Aug 20, 2013
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What Makes a One-hit Wonder?
"It was in Apollo 13."
— Josh
Josh mentioned that the song 'Spirit in the Sky' was featured in the movie Apollo 13.
Mar 5, 2013
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Bioluminescence: A Bright and Shiny Fish
"You remember the part where they had a problem, Houston?"
— Josh
Josh referenced Apollo 13 to describe a scene where Tom Hanks' character uses bioluminescent organisms to navigate back to an aircraft carrier.
Sep 6, 2012
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How Air Traffic Control Works
"They look like Ed Harris in Apollo 13."
— Josh
Used to describe what air traffic controllers look like, comparing them to Ed Harris's character
Apr 24, 2012
Cast
Tom Hanks
Jim Lovell
Bill Paxton
Fred Haise
Kevin Bacon
Jack Swigert
Gary Sinise
Ken Mattingly
Ed Harris
Gene Kranz
Kathleen Quinlan
Marilyn Lovell
David Andrews
Pete Conrad
Xander Berkeley
Henry Hurt
Christian Clemenson
Dr. Chuck
Brett Cullen
CAPCOM 1
Loren Dean
John Aaron - EECOM Arthur
Clint Howard
Sy Liebergot - EECOM White
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