On April 17, 1970, Apollo 13 re-entered the earth's atmosphere and splashed down safely. Watch this historic moment, recreated for film by director Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton as the shuttle's crew. Buy/Rent Apollo 13! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Apollo-13-Tom-Hanks/dp/B001JI5DRC/ref=sr_1_1 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/apollo-13/id299468139 YouTube Movies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCK3tBK6IRA Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Apollo_13?id=rCK3tBK6IRA&hl=en_US Fandango Now: https://www.fandangonow.com/details/movie/apollo-13-1995/1MVc420e882309769966a3c9b7ed6001a8a VUDU: https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Apollo-13/5828 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: https://www.uphe.com/movies/apollo-13 Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell (Hanks), Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Bacon) fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly (Sinise), flight director Gene Kranz (Harris) and a heroic ground crew race against time - and the odds - to bring them home. © 1995 Universal City Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Cast: Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Emily Ann Lloyd, Miko Hughes, Max Elliott Slade, Jean Speegle Howard, David Andrews, Chris Ellis Produced By: Brian Grazer Directed by: Ron Howard