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From: dsmith@hplabsc.UUCP (David Smith)
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Subject: Re: Space (the mini-series)
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Date: Fri, 26-Apr-85 13:22:08 EDT
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I only kept going with the series because it was supposed to be about
SPACE.  My impression is that it had about as much to do about space
as "Dallas" has to do with oil exploration.

As for anachronistic planes, get the flying around in 727s in the
late '50s and early '60s;  or test flying an A-4M (late '70s).  I 
suppose we might forgive them for the latter, since it doesn't look
so much different from early A-4s.  At least they used a T-33 (or T2V)
for a chase plane.

One shot of a "Saturn V" was actually of a Saturn IB.

I'm annoyed that they didn't even mention Robert Goddard.

A cute touch:  when the German rocket scientists were being loaded into the
back of a US Army truck, one (who had no lines but did look at the camera)
looked like Werner von Braun.


		David Smith