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Something very
odd's happening here. We're positively within the
gravitational field of the Moon, yet we're not falling. We're approaching it
at an oblique angle, which may cause us to
miss it altogether. How can we miss it? Gravity always pulls down
and the Moon is below us. Then we're orbiting. Precisely. Although we appear to be
approaching the Moon, we are merely orbiting it
odd's happening here. We're positively within the
gravitational field of the Moon, yet we're not falling. We're approaching it
at an oblique angle, which may cause us to
miss it altogether. How can we miss it? Gravity always pulls down
and the Moon is below us. Then we're orbiting. Precisely. Although we appear to be
approaching the Moon, we are merely orbiting it
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Something very
odd's happening here.
00:00:04.003 --> 00:00:07.501
We're positively within the
gravitational field of the Moon,
00:00:07.502 --> 00:00:09.501
yet we're not falling.
00:00:09.502 --> 00:00:11.007
We're approaching it
at an oblique angle,
00:00:11.001 --> 00:00:13.503
which may cause us to
miss it altogether.
00:00:13.504 --> 00:00:15.996
How can we miss it?
00:00:15.008 --> 00:00:18.999
Gravity always pulls down
and the Moon is below us.
00:00:18.002 --> 00:00:19.505
Then we're orbiting.
00:00:19.506 --> 00:00:21.014
Precisely.
00:00:21.991 --> 00:00:24.508
Although we appear to be
approaching the Moon,
00:00:24.509 --> 00:00:26.051
we are merely orbiting it.
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Movie Summary
In 1868, American inventor Victor Barbicane develops a powerful military explosive that he also uses as fuel for a moon-bound rocket manned by himself and a motley crew.
