Houston, we have a problem.
It had been less than a year since man first walked on the Moon, but as far as the American public was concerned, Apollo 13 was just another “routine” space flight—until these words pierced the immense void of space: “Houston, we have a problem.” Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene Kranz and a heroic ground crew race against time—and the odds—to bring them home
MPAA: Rated PG for language and emotional intensity.
Principal Cast: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton and Kevin Bacon
Director: Ron Howard
Jim gives a tour of a factory making space rockets and answers questions about the necessity of further space exploration.
Themes: Science, Exploration, NASA, Space, Mission, Achievement, Humanity, Success, Technology
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When something goes terribly wrong aboard Apollo 13, the crew scrambles to figure out what the problem is.
Themes: Engineering, Science, Exploration, NASA, Space, Mission, Safety, Problems
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As Apollo 13 orbits the moon, Jim envisions what it would have been like to step foot on its surface.
Themes: Science, Exploration, NASA, Space, Mission, Achievement, Humanity, Success, Milestone
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Gene demands that his NASA experts find a way to bring Apollo 13 home safely.
Themes: Science, Exploration, NASA, Space, Mission, Engineering, Teamwork, Safety, Risk
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With the fate of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew in jeopardy, an old interview airs on television, where he talks about the faith of finding a way home.
Themes: Fear, Providence, Protection, Sign, Faith, Optimism, Trials, Hope, Family
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