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Old August 21st 04, 06:18 AM
SaberScorpX
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APOD 2004 Aug 21:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ima...ail_msfc_m.jpg

i knew i'd seen that solar sailer before...

TRON...1982:
http://www.3gcs.com/tron/production/...ple-I%2011.jpg
http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/scans2...olarsailer.jpg

(beware of interstellar grid bugs!)



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Old August 21st 04, 11:36 AM
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(SaberScorpX) wrote in
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APOD 2004 Aug 21:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ima...ail_msfc_m.jpg

i knew i'd seen that solar sailer before...

TRON...1982:
http://www.3gcs.com/tron/production/...ple-I%2011.jpg
http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/scans2...olarsailer.jpg


It was also the mode of tranport in the original story "Planet of the
Apes" (1963) by French author Pierre Boulle on which the movie was loosely
based.
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Old August 21st 04, 04:06 PM
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SaberScorpX wrote:

APOD 2004 Aug 21:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ima...ail_msfc_m.jpg

i knew i'd seen that solar sailer before...

TRON...1982:
http://www.3gcs.com/tron/production/...ple-I%2011.jpg
http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/scans2...olarsailer.jpg

(beware of interstellar grid bugs!)


You mean like this guy?
http://www.ibiblio.org/jmaynard/TRONcostume/
;-)

Shawn
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Old August 21st 04, 04:36 PM
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"SaberScorpX" wrote:

S i knew i'd seen that solar sailer before...

S TRON...1982:
S http://www.3gcs.com/tron/production/...ple-I%2011.jpg
S http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/scans2...olarsailer.jpg

Not really surprising. Such designs have been banging around at
NASA for decades. No doubt the movie's art department saw these
and used them without predjudice since NASA artist's impressions
and concepts carry no copyright.



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Old August 21st 04, 06:15 PM
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APOD 2004 Aug 21:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ima...ail_msfc_m.jpg

i knew i'd seen that solar sailer before...

TRON...1982:
http://www.3gcs.com/tron/production/...ple-I%2011.jpg
http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/scans2...olarsailer.jpg

(beware of interstellar grid bugs!)


You mean like this guy?
http://www.ibiblio.org/jmaynard/TRONcostume/
;-)


ugh. i think i'll stick with Yori
http://www.cindy-morgan.com/cindysailer.jpg

 




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