Gravity Forum: Spacesettlers
Thread: Gravity
# 13190 byalglobus@... on Oct. 28, 2013, 3:31 a.m.
Member since 2021-10-03
On Oct 27, 2013, at 8:02 PM, Joe Strout wrote:
> (but think you might).
>
> On 10/28/13 1:42 PM, Al Globus wrote:
>
>>>> I saw the movie today. The problem with the movie is that it has a silly
>>>> story line.
>>>
>>> True.
>>>
>> -- its a classic survival story. Not in the least bit silly.
>
> But I think you know what we mean. No, survival isn't silly, but
> transferring casually between the orbits of Hubble, ISS, and a putative
> Chinese space station, each in a few minutes using the resources of a
> Soyuz or similar capsule (or an MMU!), *is* silly.
It's technically ridiculous, but still a great story. The vast majority of the audience won't be bothered in the least by the technical inaccuracies. They only briefly passed through my mind while I was watching.
Being part Irish, I have no problem with enhancing reality for the sake of a good story :-)