The final scenes of the movie Apollo 13 depict the spacecraft's dramatic reentry into Earth's atmosphere. As the seconds count beyond the time radio blackout should have lifted, the Capcom calls for Apollo 13's crew to answer, but there is no response. read more
This inquiry may be based on the overly dramatized moment in the wonderful"Apollo 13" movie, in which Astronaut Lovell's son, as a cadet in a military school, is anxiously watching the TV and waiting for the reacquisition of communications with the spacecraft, after the re-entry phase. read more
Join Universe Today in celebrating the 45th anniversary of Apollo 13 with insights from NASA engineer Jerry Woodfill as we discuss various turning points in the mission. The final scenes of the movie Apollo 13 depict the spacecraft’s dramatic reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. read more
This is puzzling considering >> that the Apollo 13 splashdown was one of the most accurate in the program. > >Don't take the movie too literally. The length of the blackout period >wasn't that predictable; there was considerable variation. Apollo 13's >was unusually long but not remarkably so. read more