Apollo 13 takes a dive: how the movie crew survived the ups and downs that made gravity 'disappear.'(making the movie 'Apollo 13', includes an 8-point chart comparing real life with reel life)

From: Science World | Date: October 6, 1995| Author: Jones, Lynda | Copyright information

The Apollo 13 mission lasted six days and cost $1.8 bil. The movie version took four months and cost $52 mil. At the end of one month, fans had spent $111 mil to see it. The filming and the real mission are compared in such areas as weightlessness, launch, cabin atmosphere and toilet facilities.

Countdown to lift-off," cries the flight director. Secured aboard the spacecraft Apollo 13, the astronauts brace themselves. "Five, four, three, two, one ... liftoff." The spacecraft blasts...

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