2023-11-17
34 分钟This is in conversation from Apple News.
I'm Shamita Basu.
Today, how a former astronaut helps translate real space science into made for TV science fiction.
Here's a thought experiment.
What if in 1969, the United States had lost the space race?
What if we had to settle for second place because the solar the Soviets got to the moon first?
Look around, you want to cry about Apollo 15?
Let me tell you something.
There may not be an Apollo 12, much less 15.
What the hell are you talking about?
The country's in shock, Eddie, like Pearl harbor shock.
American people thought we had this thing in the bag.
Then the Russians come along and snatch it away at the last minute.
What would that do to the American space program?
Our pride, our.
They really might cancel Everything after 11.
That's usually what happens when the race is over.
Winner collects their prize, loser goes home.
This is the central question behind the Apple TV series For All Mankind that's now entering its fourth season.
It gets into all these thought provoking ripple effects of the Soviets getting there first and the impact that would have on American society, politics, international diplomacy and scientific discovery.