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How Apollo 13's VFX Team Faked A Rocket Launch With A Fire Extinguisher
For those unfamiliar with the Apollo 13 mission, in April of 1970, Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise took a shuttle into space, hoping to land on the moon. An electrical problem ...
10 NASA’s greatest achievements
NASA's most remarkable achievements include launching Explorer 1 in 1958, the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing, and the Hubble ...
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‘Apollo 13 had a near-zero chance of survival – but Mum always thought Dad would make it back’
The explosion that damaged Apollo 13 occurred during the night while she ... to comment on the ­Challenger and Columbia ­shuttle disasters he also remained stoic. “He was always asked if ...