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The Prism: A SciFi Saga Where Astronauts are Literally Rock Stars
Do you know how astronauts are often considered rock stars? In this Sci-Fi future, the astronauts are literally rock stars It begins with a pair of astronauts on a distant planet, seemingly on a routine mission of exploration, before one of them crashes down from space onto a stage for a big rock gig at[...]
Moonbase 8: Showtime Picks Up Comedy From Creators of Portlandia
Reilly, Fred Armisen, and Tim Heidecker as a trio of reserve astronauts relegated to training younger astronauts at a simulated moonbase in the desert in the middle of nowhere, away from where the real action is. (L-R): John C Reilly as Cap, Tim Heidecker as Rook and Fred Armisen as Skip in MOONBASE 8 "Rats" Photo[...]
AWAY (L to R) MARK IVANIR as MISHA POPOV, HILARY SWANK as EMMA GREEN, and RAY PANTHAKI as RAM ARYA, in episode 101 of AWAY. Cr. NETFLIX © 2020
Away, the new Netflix series starring Hilary Swank is the latest show about angst-ridden astronauts heading into space Before that, there was 2018's The First, the Hulu series starring Sean Penn which was about a bunch of angsty astronauts training to go to Mars These two shows are mainly soap operas about astronauts and the latest[...]
From Space Fiction to Space Fact: SDCC NASA Panel w/ William Shatner
This time, he's moderating a Comic-Con@Home panel filled with people who really go to space as well as NASA engineers and technology experts! Astronauts Nicole Mann and Kjell Lindegren join spacesuit engineer Lindsay Aitchison and technology expert LaNetra Tate as they all discuss the upcoming moon mission and more They discuss building a habitat for[...]
Disney+ The Right Stuff - SDCC Panel
It follows the early days of NASA and the Mercury space program, specifically "The Mercury Seven," aka the first crew of astronauts. Disney+ The Right Stuff – SDCC Panel Based on the iconic bestseller by Tom Wolfe, "The Right Stuff" is an inspirational look at the early days of the U.S Space Program and the incredible story[...]
For All Mankind season 2 (Image: Apple TV+)
They split the allotted hour into three "featurette" style discussions – one about the women of the series and their part in telling new stories with a familiar backdrop; one about the storyline in the first season where the team of astronauts is stranded on their lunar base; and finally a look ahead at the[...]