Apollo 1 film pays tribute to NASA's fallen heroes on Day of Remembrance

On the annual Day of Remembrance, "Apollo 1," a film that highlights a NASA tragedy during the race to the moon, was ...
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Astronaut Jim Lovell dies: About 'Apollo 13' film with Tom Hanks, true story of NASA mission

Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell died six weeks before the movie about his rescue mission is set for re-release. NASA announced Lovell, the 97-year-old Gemini XII and Apollo astronaut, died Thursday, Aug.
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Jim Lovell died months before 'Apollo 13' film's 30th anniversary return to theaters

Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell died six weeks before the movie about his rescue mission is set for a 30th anniversary rerelease in IMAX. Lovell, the 97-year-old Gemini XII and Apollo astronaut who died ...
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'Apollo 13' at 30: the space movie where scientists have the right stuff too

No spoiler warnings were required. When moviegoers first sat down to watch "Apollo 13" in the summer of 1995, they already knew how the story would play out. Those old enough could remember how, in ...
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Ron Howard's Apollo 13 Is Required Viewing for Every Film Buff

Few genres stretch across such a wide spectrum as sci-fi. From the adventures of Star Wars to the horror of Alien, the silence and unknown of space have been the perfect backdrop for decades. Even ...