TIL that the weightless scenes in the movie Apollo 13 were real. The space capsule set was built inside a cargo plane that would freefall for about 20 seconds at a time, simulating being in orbit. The plane would then climb back up to film the next scene.

TIL that the weightless scenes in the movie Apollo 13 were real. The space capsule set was built inside a cargo plane that would freefall for about 20 seconds at a time, simulating being in orbit. The plane would then climb back up to film the next scene. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/apollo-13-zero-gravity-weightlessness-ron-howard-steven-spielberg-150006536.html#:~:text=NASA%20allowed%20Howard%20and%20team,known%20as%20parabolas)%20throughout%20filming. ProjectSunlight March 31, 2021 at 11:09AM