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Getting To Know… The “New Nine”

By Antonia ⋅ January 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

When discussing astronaut groups, two phrases always come up: the “Original Seven” and the “New Nine”. The names are fairly self explanatory: the Original Seven were the first group of astronauts to be selected by NASA, and include the likes of Deke Slayton, Al Shepard and Gus Grissom. Thanks to the book and film The [...]

Apollo 13 Movie Mistakes: Part 1 “Artistic Licence”

By Antonia ⋅ December 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Continuing the Apollo fan’s eye view at the movie ‘Apollo 13′, this post looks beyond the magnificent screenplay and into the truths behind the film. Part one focuses on the ‘deliberate’ mistakes used by Ron Howard as he brought the events of April 1970 to the big screen.

Apollo 13: Casting & Characterisation

By Antonia ⋅ November 30, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

Apollo 13 is one of the most successful movies of all time. This article is a reflection on the casting and characterisation of the astronauts involved in the historic mission on which the movie is based, from an Apollo fan’s eye view.

Video: Jim Lovell Interview With Stephen Colbert

By Antonia ⋅ August 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I stumbled across this just now quite by accident. Probably nothing new to Americans, but this is a short interview with Apollo 8 / 13 astronaut Jim Lovell on The Colbert Report from October 2007.
Particularly apposite, given the new treadmill for the ISS will be named “Colbert” following a recent campaign; following tonight’s fuelling, Colbert [...]

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