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GUEST: ACTOR BRETT CULLENBlanche Lovell watches the television coverage of her son, with Neil Armstrong.Mary Haise sits on a couch and watches the coverage with her son.“We’re about to learn whether or not that heatshield which was damaged, if you remember, by the explosion three days ago has withstood the inferno of re-entry,” says Walter Cronkite.On board the USS Iwo Jima, the bridge scans the horizon.A packed Mission Control awaits any word from the spacecraft.“Odyssey, this is Houston,” says Mattingly.”Do you read me? Odyssey, Houston. Do you read me?”“Three minutes, thirty seconds,” says INCO. “Standing by.”Static-filled images from the Pacific are projected on the MOCR screen.“Odyssey, Houston,” says Mattingly. “Do you read me? Odyssey, this is Houston, do you read me?”“That’s four minutes,” says INCO. “Standing by.”The Lovell family holds back tears as they sit in front of their television.Jay Lovell looks at his classroom clock. It’s IN THIS MINUTE:Chris Ellis as Deke SlaytonLoren Dean as John AaronBen Marley as John YoungTodd Louiso as FAO – White TeamJoe Spano as NASA DirectorEd Harris as Gene KranzMarc McClure as Glynn LunneyClint Howard as Sy LiebergotGoogy Gress as RETRO WhiteChristian Clemenson as Flight Surgeon Dr. ChuckNed Vaughn as CAPCOM 2Max Grodénchik as FIDO GoldWalter von Huene as TechnicianKenneth White as Grumman RepJean Speegle Howard as Blanch LovellKathleen Quinlan as Marilyn LovellMark Wheeler as Neil ArmstrongWalter Cronkite as HimselfTracy Reiner as Mary HaiseMiko Hughes as Jeffrey LovellRance Howard as PriestEmily Ann Lloyd as Susan LovellMary Kate Schelhardt as Barbara LovellMax Elliott Slade as Jay Lovell