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Apollo 13, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 7:00PM
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 7:00PM
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Apollo 13
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"Houston, we've had a problem here." This Hollywood drama is based on the events of the Apollo 13 lunar mission, astronauts Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton), and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) find everything going according to plan after leaving Earth's orbit. However, when an oxygen tank explodes, the scheduled moon landing is called off. Subsequent tensions within the crew and numerous technical problems threaten both the astronauts' survival and their safe return to Earth.
Join VMHC Education & guest host Justin Bartel from the Science Museum of Virginia for a discussion of Apollo 13 (PG). Watch the film in advance, whenever or however works best for you, and then log into an interactive Zoom presentation where we'll talk about what's true, what's not, and make connections to our collections.
Free, registration required at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RJ5cIkOOQAOnGYzcc1U_lA.After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.