In 1986 the Challenger mission effectively ended America’s love affair with both NASA and space travel.
My father took my brother and I to see The Right Stuff when it came out in 1983.
I grew up thinking I wanted to be an astronaut, at least at some point.
CL
There’s something magical and very human - and partly Americanized - about the desire for space travel.
It’s the ultimate west.
It’s that which is still barely treaded in.
If somewhere out there, there could be more than us.
Be it god or other civilizations.
But space travel is back-burnered, as we’ve advanced computer technology in inner space, not outer space.
My review after the jump.
The detail is incredible, and the film has a greater potency to inspire.
The film also comes in a new DTS 5.1 HD soundtrack that adds some oomph to the takes offs.
As they should be).
“An Accidental Gift” (32 min.)
“On Camera” gives the film’s astronaut narrators their on-camera due (20 min.).
Paintings from the Moon lets astronaut Alan Bean a chance to show off his paintings.
He intros (8 min.
), and then showcases his paintings (38 min.
), which are all moon-themed.
“NASA Audio Highlights” (7 min.)
gives some of the greatest soundbites from space travel, while “3,2,1…
Blast Off” (3 min.)
is a compilation of launch footage.
