Apollo 13 astronauts and space suits

Subject: Apollo 13 astronauts and space suits

Date: Mon Mar 1 17:04:41 2004
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In the movie Apollo 13, I noticed that the astronauts wore space suits and 
helmets when the were going into space.  However, they did not wear space suits 
and helmets when returning.  Is this accurate, and if so, why did they have to 
wear space suits on the way up but not on the way down?

Thanks

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