| Coming March 29
from Universal is a 2 disc special edition of the Tom Hanks starring
Apollo 13.
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TRIVIA
The back-up crew for this mission were John W. Young (back-up mission
commander), Ken Mattingly (back-up command module pilot), and Charles M.
Duke (back-up lunar module pilot). Ken Mattingly was removed from the crew
two days before launch because he had been exposed to German measles.
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ABOUT
THE MOVIE
Nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, APOLLO 13 is
now available in an incredible 2 -Disc ANNIVERSARY EDITION with
never-before-seen bonus materials. Produced by Academy Award winner
Brian Grazer and directed by Oscar winner Ron Howard, Apollo 13 stars
Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris in the
inspiring and riveting story of the real-life space flight that gripped
a nation and changed the world. Bonus features on the APOLLO 13:
ANNIVERSARY EDITION DVD include a recap of the last 45 years in space, a
new IMAX feature, Lucky 13: The Astronauts' Story, and more..
T H
E R E A L A P O L L O 1 3 . . .
The mission was planned as a precision lunar landing in the Fra Mauro
highlands with the primary objectives of exploring the Moon, surveying
and sampling the Imbrium Basin, deploying and activating the Apollo
Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP), further developing the
capability to work in the lunar environment, and photographing candidate
exploration sites. Apollo 13 was the thirteenth in a series of
missions using Apollo-specification flight hardware and was to be the
third lunar landing. The launch vehicle and spacecraft were similar to
those of Apollo 12.
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