Good Night Oppy is a new documentary covering the story of the twin Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, which defied the odds and vastly exceeded their 90 day planned mission to last for over a decade each. This is a big screen production by Steven Spielberg's production company with the rovers and their world visualized by Industrial Light And Magic. I had an opportunity to talk with Ryan White the Director of this film and as a video maker I was fascinated by the 2 year process that this needed. Good Night Oppy is on limited release in theaters and will be released on Amazon Prime later this month. Follow me on Twitter for more updates: https://twitter.com/DJSnM I have a discord server where I regularly turn up: https://discord.gg/zStmKbM If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scottmanley ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfdljYdPYvA

During the Space Shuttle program there were always people trying to anticipate every problem in advance and plan for them. Some situations would require emergency EVAs by astronauts to stow hardware or close doors. These were referred to as 'contingency EVAs' and a few of them required ideas that seemed a bit crazy, but were in fact the results to finding the safest way to bring the crew and vehicle home safely. Be sure to check out Wayne Hale's blog for more great shuttle stories. https://waynehale.wordpress.com/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOb5tdtHIG4