Tom Hanks in Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard (Image: SNAP / Rex Features)
Tom Hanks and Ron Howard have long promoted what Hanks calls the “foolhardy yet divine voyage” to Earth’s nearest neighbour. Their enthusiasm for the Apollo moon programme has led to their involvement in many moon-related productions, including Apollo 13 and their HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon. Between 1968 and 1972, nine Apollo spacecraft travelled to the moon, most famously Apollo 11, crewed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Roger Highfield met Hanks and Howard at CERN, the particle physics…
