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Performing in a band together allows The Bacon Brothers to exercise different creative muscles
Posted on · Actor Kevin Bacon and his brother, composer Michael Bacon, perform Saturday night at Dosey Doe’s Big Barn in The Woodlands.
Tag: Apollo 13
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What Pres. Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Could Do For Texas (April 13, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: What Pres. Biden's infrastructure plan could do for the state, former astronaut Jim Lovell reflects on Apollo 13, the economic impact the pandemic has had on the arts, and a theater troupe finds an unusual way to get back in front of live audiences.
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How Entrepreneurs And Astronauts Found Success Through Failure (Dec. 4, 2020)
Posted on · NPR host Guy Raz talks about his book, How I Built This, and retired astronaut Capt. Jim Lovell discusses the “successful failure” of Apollo 13.
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A Successful Failure: 50 Years Later, Former Astronaut Jim Lovell Reflects On Apollo 13
Posted on · The ill-fated lunar mission launched 50 years ago this weekend and gave us the infamous misquotation, "Houston, we have a problem."
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Friday’s Show: Making Medical Equipment, And Astronaut Jim Lovell Reflects On Apollo 13 (April 10, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Local organizations shift focus to making hospital equipment amid the pandemic, astronaut Jim Lovell on the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13, how the pandemic is affecting NASA, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the news.
Mockingbird & Armadillo
WATCH: Inside the Astronauts Homes | Mockingbird and Armadillo
Posted on · Visit Timber Cove in Seabrook, Texas - The Home of Heroes!
Theatre & Film
Fort Worth Native, ‘Apollo 13’ Actor Bill Paxton Dies At 61
Posted on · Bill Paxton, who as a boy in Fort Worth witnessed John F. Kennedy's final day and who grew up to be a Hollywood stalwart in such films as "Apollo 13" and "Titanic," has died from complications after surgery. He was 61.
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Houston Matters for Fri., Oct. 4, 2013
Posted on · While weâre a month away from a local election, including a mayoral race, many political eyes are transfixed on Election Day 2014. Thatâs when a gubernatorial election will be held to replace incumbent Rick Perry, who previously announced he will not seek another term in office. The plot thickened Thursday, when State Senator Wendy Davis […]
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Marking the Apollo 13 Anniversary
Posted on · Remembering the Apollo 13 mission, and how the words from its crew that “Houston, we have a problem” have been echoed in popular culture.