@candr Well The rings of Saturn are very unique and it would be a shame to deface such a work of art. Now, no one would miss a few chunks of ice removed from the oort cloud. It is a good idea and a hell of a lot closer.
Yeah, Oort cloud would be a long trek. I've heard it said that asteroids in the outer parts of the Asteroid Belt have a higher water content. But even the average Carbonaceous Chondritic asteroid can be up to 20% water.
They mentioned a water shortage. Well, it would be a long trip, but going to the oort cloud and fetching a miles wide chunk of ice. Might be one solution. It would be a massive undertaking, likely taking years to accomplish, but think how much water you'd get !
"A half century has passed since mankind began moving its burgeoning population into gigantic orbiting space colonies. A new home for mankind where people are born and raised. And die." XD
I remember seeing this at the Kennedy Space Centre on a holiday to America when I was 8!
And now, more than a decade later it showed up in my recommended videos. Oh, nostalgia... I didn't want to wear the 3D glasses because they were uncomfortable. So I took them off in the theatre and tried to work out why the people were fuzzy round the edges, and why far away things seemed close when I put them on backwards. I don't think I was paying attention to the film by that point...
I served as a grip on this film, then got promoted to the electrical dept and did some gaffing because that was my specialty.
It was such an amazing shoot, 3 1/2 weeks to film the physical scenes.
Sony took the 70mm workprint to a CG/FX shop in Nashville for effects posting, not bad considering how long ago it was, back then this was a cutting-edge CG film!
Of course, I had nothing to do with the post work.
I no longer work in the film industry, the unions ruined it for us 'right-to-work' crews.
While agreeing that signal delay would make VR problematic, I don't think 8.5 minutes is right. L-5 is about as distant from the Earth as is the moon, and Apollo astronauts were able to talk to Houston with a delay of only 1 or 2 seconds.
Oh, might you be thinking of the Earth-Sun L-5 point? This would be the Earth-Moon L-5 point.
The virtual reality segment was totally impossible. A girl at the L5 point would be about 150 million km from earth. A radio signal would take over eight and a half minutes to travel that distance. You would not have any real time interaction with people back on earth like what was portrayed in this movie. Any virtual reality games would have to be with other people in the colony.
The assumption you're making is that people will colonize in order of increasing difficulty, which you seem to relate to life-support. People colonize in pursuit of economic opportunities. Thus if an economic opportunity presents itself in space near the Earth (and I think solar power stations are a good possibility), but such opportunities are lacking in some of the orther regions you posit, space might be colonized first.
First humans will colonize the deserts. Then the underground. Then the sea. Then the polar regions. Then the air. Then the deep sea. Then the upper atmosphere. Then LEO. Then they will sit back and think about colonizing outer space - sometime...
Until then, it's all either science missions or science fiction.
I agree that it was short, but in the days it was made, it was the rare IMAX movie which went over 40 minutes. But like you, I would have like to have seen more about the habitat.
Sure, there were regular flights to and from Earth, but I think it was more that they couldn't afford to lift the water from Earth. Lifting stuff up from Earth is like lifting up out of a very deep hole. The moon would be a much less deep hole, and something like an asteroid or comet would be like a small bump.
I saw this movie recently and was very disappointed. It was very short and half of it was spent on this comet capturing "drama". I wanted to see how the space colony works and not some Deep Impact sci-fi. The colony has regular contact with Earth so why couldn't they solve their water crisis that way? the original water for the colony probably came from the Earth or Moon, so why not just import some more? It's not dramatic but more realistic then comet capture.
I saw this visionary video for the first time last night on TV. It really pulls at one's heartstrings. It's a very beautiful movie. The preview shown here is also pretty good.
finding water should be the least of a space city's needs. space has an abundance of water in it's several states. looks like a nice feelgood movie though.
Oh, I wouldn't mind hearing more, but surely you mean Japanese, not Chinese? L5 was co-produced by a Japanese production company, surely the actress was Japanese.
Good work, Mike. Wish there were more movies with a High Frontier theme. This one will have to hold us, so it's nice that it's actually pretty entertaining.
Yes, folks, I've seen it, and it isn't one of those bang-up actioners. It's just very cool.
What?
Am I the only one who thinks it looks terrible???
SlashDotDash121 1 day ago
@candr Well The rings of Saturn are very unique and it would be a shame to deface such a work of art. Now, no one would miss a few chunks of ice removed from the oort cloud. It is a good idea and a hell of a lot closer.
unclefixer 5 days ago
Yeah, Oort cloud would be a long trek. I've heard it said that asteroids in the outer parts of the Asteroid Belt have a higher water content. But even the average Carbonaceous Chondritic asteroid can be up to 20% water.
mikecombs61 1 month ago
They mentioned a water shortage. Well, it would be a long trip, but going to the oort cloud and fetching a miles wide chunk of ice. Might be one solution. It would be a massive undertaking, likely taking years to accomplish, but think how much water you'd get !
unclefixer 1 month ago in playlist space cities and space planes
@unclefixer Don't forget the rings around the gas giants such as Saturn, 10's of billions of miles closer and don't have to search them out.
candr 6 days ago
"A half century has passed since mankind began moving its burgeoning population into gigantic orbiting space colonies. A new home for mankind where people are born and raised. And die." XD
genredleader 2 months ago
I remember seeing this at the Kennedy Space Centre on a holiday to America when I was 8!
And now, more than a decade later it showed up in my recommended videos. Oh, nostalgia... I didn't want to wear the 3D glasses because they were uncomfortable. So I took them off in the theatre and tried to work out why the people were fuzzy round the edges, and why far away things seemed close when I put them on backwards. I don't think I was paying attention to the film by that point...
nashertheatheist 5 months ago
Two words: Sieg Zeon
Salvysahagun 7 months ago
@Salvysahagun two more: operation meteor
MrBubonicChronic 6 months ago
This movie is amazing, watched it with my class on Friday!
wlover2468 8 months ago
I served as a grip on this film, then got promoted to the electrical dept and did some gaffing because that was my specialty.
It was such an amazing shoot, 3 1/2 weeks to film the physical scenes.
Sony took the 70mm workprint to a CG/FX shop in Nashville for effects posting, not bad considering how long ago it was, back then this was a cutting-edge CG film!
Of course, I had nothing to do with the post work.
I no longer work in the film industry, the unions ruined it for us 'right-to-work' crews.
organizedatheism 10 months ago
A delight to hear from someone who worked on the film. Thanks for posting!
I can't help but wonder who wound up with that painted backdrop of the colony interior beind the windows?
mikecombs61 10 months ago
While agreeing that signal delay would make VR problematic, I don't think 8.5 minutes is right. L-5 is about as distant from the Earth as is the moon, and Apollo astronauts were able to talk to Houston with a delay of only 1 or 2 seconds.
Oh, might you be thinking of the Earth-Sun L-5 point? This would be the Earth-Moon L-5 point.
mikecombs61 1 year ago
The virtual reality segment was totally impossible. A girl at the L5 point would be about 150 million km from earth. A radio signal would take over eight and a half minutes to travel that distance. You would not have any real time interaction with people back on earth like what was portrayed in this movie. Any virtual reality games would have to be with other people in the colony.
BigPoppaChump 1 year ago
The assumption you're making is that people will colonize in order of increasing difficulty, which you seem to relate to life-support. People colonize in pursuit of economic opportunities. Thus if an economic opportunity presents itself in space near the Earth (and I think solar power stations are a good possibility), but such opportunities are lacking in some of the orther regions you posit, space might be colonized first.
mikecombs61 1 year ago
First humans will colonize the deserts. Then the underground. Then the sea. Then the polar regions. Then the air. Then the deep sea. Then the upper atmosphere. Then LEO. Then they will sit back and think about colonizing outer space - sometime...
Until then, it's all either science missions or science fiction.
trakkaton 1 year ago
I agree that it was short, but in the days it was made, it was the rare IMAX movie which went over 40 minutes. But like you, I would have like to have seen more about the habitat.
Sure, there were regular flights to and from Earth, but I think it was more that they couldn't afford to lift the water from Earth. Lifting stuff up from Earth is like lifting up out of a very deep hole. The moon would be a much less deep hole, and something like an asteroid or comet would be like a small bump.
mikecombs61 1 year ago
I saw this movie recently and was very disappointed. It was very short and half of it was spent on this comet capturing "drama". I wanted to see how the space colony works and not some Deep Impact sci-fi. The colony has regular contact with Earth so why couldn't they solve their water crisis that way? the original water for the colony probably came from the Earth or Moon, so why not just import some more? It's not dramatic but more realistic then comet capture.
BigPoppaChump 1 year ago
I watched it at Nasa's visitor center a couple of times
Trumpetnerd34 1 year ago
Seen this at the Luxor in Vegas, and this is truly what dreams are made of.
Berloxin 1 year ago
I saw this visionary video for the first time last night on TV. It really pulls at one's heartstrings. It's a very beautiful movie. The preview shown here is also pretty good.
BlueGiant69202 1 year ago
Thanks!
mikecombs61 1 year ago
finding water should be the least of a space city's needs. space has an abundance of water in it's several states. looks like a nice feelgood movie though.
Drmofothegreat 1 year ago
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Drmofothegreat 1 year ago
Space Forever
mobius1234 1 year ago
I got all teary watching this, that's how cool it is.
GeekMatrix 1 year ago
Gosh, glad you liked it that much!
mikecombs61 1 year ago
I wanna watch this!
JaxLynnstarAnimate 2 years ago
so what, that guy (im assuimng the 'father) kills himself to make some sort of thrusters fire?
BeerMoneyLive 2 years ago
Oh, you'll just have to go out and rent it (or buy it; it's inexpensive) in order to see the exciting conclusion!
OK, a happy ending is probably more likely than the dismal one you ask about.
mikecombs61 2 years ago
what ever with that! but the channel 29 was a wicked cool place to be. I wish there would be one already made.
mayush99999 2 years ago
it's like 3 yrs ago I saw it
mayush99999 2 years ago
I wish I could live in such a place. It's just awesome. I've been a fan of the High Frontier concept for many years now.
Tekk711 2 years ago 9
im sitting with the chinese girl rite now
griffin420420 3 years ago
Oh, I wouldn't mind hearing more, but surely you mean Japanese, not Chinese? L5 was co-produced by a Japanese production company, surely the actress was Japanese.
mikecombs61 3 years ago
Nope, she's American. Her name is Rachel Walker.
thehoopatribe 2 years ago 5
@thehoopatribe shes not shes canadian !
griffin420420 5 months ago
@mikecombs61 shes my best friend. she is half jap but she is from canada lol
griffin420420 5 months ago
We're still a long way from space stations like Babylon 5. I would like to live long enough to see cities in Space.
vigo894 3 years ago
I actually saw this movie at an imax movie theater in 3-d and it was awsome.
JORDAN77777777777 3 years ago
Yes, it's a shame that IMAX doesn't release the DVDs of their 3-D features with a red/green anaglyph option.
mikecombs61 3 years ago
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kirrabeachbum 3 years ago
Good work, Mike. Wish there were more movies with a High Frontier theme. This one will have to hold us, so it's nice that it's actually pretty entertaining.
Yes, folks, I've seen it, and it isn't one of those bang-up actioners. It's just very cool.
SailorBarsoom 4 years ago