When Apollo 13 appeared as an opportunity and I began to tackle that in as authentic a way … - Ron Howard

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Ron Howard

When Apollo 13 appeared as an opportunity and I began to tackle that in as authentic a way as I possibly could, I really became enthralled by the philosophical side of space travel, and why we need to explore - what it means to us here on Earth - all of those things. I became a huge proponent.

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