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AdmiralAdama
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Gabriel1 said:
I have the DVD Anniversary Edition that includes optional alternate ending, the theatrical release with Harrison Ford / Deckard narration and the so called Director's cut without narration.
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AdmiralAdama said:"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears... in rain. Time to die."
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I understand that whole 'speech' was Rutger's creation. One of the most chilling movie moments out there.
Reminds me of a quote I once read from Isaac Asimov. One of his friend complained that his public library had Asimov's book "Introduction to the Slide Rule" in the science fiction section. Isaac replied that it was OK, because that's where most of his readers would be likely to find it.
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AdmiralAdama
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J. A. said:
I liked Moon too.
You're right about Armstrong but sometimes I think the fantastical things that were done back then seem like science fiction when compared to the simple exercises we're performing today in space.
Human exploration of space has regressed.
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twerppoet
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Except, what we are doing now with robots, astronomy, and satellites was science fiction when we were putting men on the moon.
In some ways it was far easier to put men on the moon, at least technology wise.
Not that I wouldn't like to see manned missions again; because man in space is the adventure, the dream worthy of the dreaming.
In some ways it was far easier to put men on the moon, at least technology wise.
Not that I wouldn't like to see manned missions again; because man in space is the adventure, the dream worthy of the dreaming.
Perhaps if we had followed the more logical path of using boosters from low earth orbit from the outset, that would not be true. Apollo was great, and it was a fascinating time to be alive, but it sent us down the wrong path. Unfortunately, the Cold War didn't allow for the kind of cooperation that could have resulted in manned trips to Mars and beyond.
Hopefully, one day, we will get back to the Moon, and will be able to do a bit more than was possible in the Apollo era.
Hopefully, one day, we will get back to the Moon, and will be able to do a bit more than was possible in the Apollo era.
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AdmiralAdama
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For me the adventure of exploration is missing. I'm certain the scientist at JPL would disagree.
As would Jean Felix Picard.
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http://news.discovery.com/space/meet-the-real-jean-picard-110917.html
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As would Jean Felix Picard.
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http://news.discovery.com/space/meet-the-real-jean-picard-110917.html
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zstairlessone
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The most amazing thing was it was done in the name of advancing our knowledge and abilities, not for profit. That's why we don't do those things anymore - no money in it 
