From: salyavin808 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 8:35 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Cosmic cherry tree mystery
The plants on the moon are taking off next year: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/nasa-to-grow-plants-on-the-moon-by-2015-if-they-can-thrive-we-probably-can-too-8972642.html The trees in space is one of many from the NASA site, I chose it coz of similarites but there are loads of experiments going on or planned. "Plants in space" reminds me of one of the most underappreciated SciFi movies ever, Douglas Trumbull's "Silent Running." The basic plot is that there are greenhouses in space, which now contain basically the only forests left from Earth. The astronaut running one complex of greenhouses (Bruce Dern) is ordered to destroy it all, and can't bring himself to do it. Cinematography (stunning) and special effects (minimal, given the pre-CGI times) are great, and what one would expect from the person who designed visual effects for "2001," "Blade Runner" and "Close Encounters." The movie has been referred to as the first ecology film ever made. Very dated, given its 1972 debut, but still cool, especially because of the three robots, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Silent Running Trailer Silent Running Trailer View on www.youtube.com Preview by Yahoo
