What's the Difference between Lost Moon the Book and Apollo 13 the Movie?
In the Book |
In the Movie |
James Lovell
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James Lovell
Portrayed by: Tom Hanks
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Jack Swigert
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Jack Swigert
Portrayed by: Kevin Bacon
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Fred Haise
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Fred Haise
Portrayed by: Bill Paxton
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Ken Mattingly
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Ken Mattingly
Portrayed by: Gary Sinise
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Gene Krantz
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Gene Krantz
Portrayed by: Ed Harris
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In the Book |
In the Movie |
The CM entered the atmosphere very shallow due to the LEM venting during the flight home which was not planned for due to its use as a lifeboat. |
The shallow path was depicted as possibly due to a lighter LM than was planned as there was no lunar rocks/samples on board. |
The actual words to Houston after the explosion were; Jack Swigert "I believe we've had a problem here" with Jim Lovell repeating, "Houston, we've had a problem." |
Swigert says "We've got a problem here." Lovell says "Houston we have a problem."
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The launch gantry's service arms swing back all together after launch. |
They are shown swinging back in sequence after ignition. |
The oxygen tank in the CM exploded due to a damaged heater and insulation inside the tank. |
The cause is depicted as electrical arcing outside of the tank.
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Lovell fights to keep Mattingly on the crew, but the flight surgeon removes him. |
Lovell is told he will lose the mission if he wants to keep the crew together. He opts to replace Mattingly. |