Question 1

Which later sci-fi film reused the spaceship model from this movie?

Accepted Answer

The spaceship model was later used as a background set decoration in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).

Question 2

What real-life movement influenced General Merritt's objections to space travel?

Accepted Answer

General Merritt's opinions reflected a real 1950s movement claiming space travel was blasphemy against God's domain, though it was never widespread.

Question 3

Who designed the spaceship based on actual plans from a 1954 magazine?

Accepted Answer

The spaceship design was taken from Wernher von Braun's actual designs that appeared in a 1954 issue of Collier's.

Question 4

What song did Rosemary Clooney perform in the film?

Accepted Answer

Rosemary Clooney is seen on the space station's big screen singing the song 'Ali Baba,' taken from the 1953 Paramount release 'Here Comes the Girls.'

Question 5

Why did Chesley Bonestell never see the final movie?

Accepted Answer

After a dispute over how to depict the surface of Mars, Chesley Bonestell claimed never to have seen the final movie.

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