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Discussion in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) on Apollo 13's final day in space. From left to right are Glynn S. Lunney, Shift 4 flight director; Gerald D. Griffin, Shift 2 flight director; ...
The Apollo pressure helmet was a transparent bubble designed to attach to the spacesuit neck ring. It was constructed of a polycarbonate shell with a red anodized aluminum neck ring, a feed port, a ...
The propeller that helped thrust the USS Shangri-La aircraft carrier and figures into a pivotal scene from the Apollo 13 movie has a home in Delaware.
Ron Howard 's Apollo 13 touched down 30 years ago today, captivating audiences with its harrowing real-life tale of a 1970 flight to the moon that nearly ended in tragedy.
Key Points Apollo 13, Ron Howard's docudrama about a disastrous mission to the moon, turns 30 this month. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton led the cast, each playing the real-life ...
The propeller that helped thrust the USS Shangri-La aircraft carrier and figures into a pivotal scene from the Apollo 13 movie has a home in Delaware.
Ron Howard's classic celebrates the mission control geniuses who got the astronauts home.