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   Message 27,869 of 28,343   
   Jack Bohn to J. Clarke   
   Re: Space Movie "Countdown" on TCM Satur   
   22 Sep 20 05:52:52   
   
   From: jack.bohn64@gmail.com   
      
   J. Clarke wrote:   
      
   > >>> On 18 Sep 2020, Jack Bohn wrote   
   > >>> (in article<859729c5-c099-445a...@googlegroups.com>):   
   > >>>> TCM is showing two James Caan sf movies, "Rollerball" and "Countdown".   
   >   
   > I had never heard of "Countdown" before.  I'm definitely going to give   
   > it a try.  I understand it shows a lunar landing with a modified   
   > Gemini.  That was a real plan at one time--Gemini-Agena flew, but NASA   
   > killed Gemini-Centaur--they saw it as a threat to Apollo.   
      
   Are you aware of "Marooned"(1969) from the novel by Martin Caidin, with Apollo   
   Applications hardware?  It's running October 1st.   
      
   --   
   -Jack   
      
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