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Who starred in Apollo 13?

Apollo 13 is a 1995 American space docudrama film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris, and Gary Sinise.

What happened during the Apollo 13 mission?

When did Apollo 13 return to Earth? Apollo 13, U.S. spaceflight, launched on April 11, 1970, that suffered an oxygen tank explosion en route to the Moon, threatening the lives of three astronauts —commander Jim Lovell, lunar module pilot Fred Haise, and command module pilot Jack Swigert.

When did Apollo 13 come out?

Marilyn Lovell praised Quinlan's portrayal of her, stating she felt she could feel what Quinlan's character was going through, and remembered how she felt in her mind. Apollo 13 was released on VHS on November 21, 1995 and on LaserDisc the following week. On September 9, 1997, the film debuted on a THX certified widescreen VHS release.

How far was Apollo 13 from Earth?

During the morning of April 15, Apollo 13 entered the region of gravitational influence of Earth, at a distance from Earth’s surface of 348,064 km (216,277 miles). Calculations showed that the speeded-up trajectory needed an additional refinement, so the lunar module descent propulsion system was again ignited.