By Eili Cordova
As NASA’s Artemis II mission prepares to return to Earth, Astronaut Jeremy Hansen sent a message of admiration to the star of the film “Project Hail Mary”, Ryan Goslingensuring that the Amazon MGM film was a source of inspiration for the crew before embarking on their own lunar journey, as reviewed by Diversity.
Hansen, along with his colleagues Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, He had the opportunity to watch the film during his quarantine period, just before taking off.
At the moment, The four astronauts are aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraftcompleting a 10-day journey around the Moon, representing the longest distance a human being has traveled from Earth to date.
What did Hansen say?
“We were all very lucky. We were able to see “Project Hail Mary” when we were in quarantine,” Hansen stated. “It was a real pleasure that they sent us a link to watch it at home with our families, preparing for our own space adventure.”
The film, starring Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace—a high school science teacher and molecular biologist tasked with a mission to save humanity— Hansen called her an “inspiring example.”
The astronaut added: “I would just tell Ryan that art imitates science and vice versa.apparently. He did a great job on that movie. “It’s wonderful to see people really dedicating themselves to those roles.”
Before takeoff, Gosling recorded a video sending his best wishes to the four astronauts. Hansen highlighted that the entire crew found in the plot a reflection of the challenges and greatness of their own mission: “Someone who goes out there and understands what was done to save humanity. “It’s a pretty extraordinary example that we can all follow.”
“Project Hail Mary,” adapted from the best-selling science fiction novel by Andy Weir, premiered on March 20 and has become a box office phenomenon, with worldwide grosses exceeding $420 million.
The Artemis II mission is scheduled to return to Earth this Friday, April 10, descending off the coast of San Diego at approximately 5:07 p.m. PDT.
Continue reading:
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