The Most Historically Accurate Hollywood Films

Waiting for Technology to Catch Up

Howard had all of his ideas for the film ready to go but waited until technology advanced further in order to make the spacecraft as realistic as possible. All of the details of the ship are spot on, and the actors were able to portray astronauts so convincingly that viewers felt like they were in zero-gravity with them.

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The More You Know

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