Plenty of Nothing

Multi Pass!

The Fifth Element came out 25 years ago tomorrow. Source. Khaled, "N'ssi N'ssi."

The Sky Is Calling (1959)

небо зовёт (The Sky Is Calling) is a Soviet science fiction film released in 1959. In 1961 Roger Corman bought the US rights, dubbed and recut it and released it as Battle Beyond the Sun. IMDb.

Through the Looking Glass, by Mervyn Peake

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Ursula K. Le Guin Stamp

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Renza Hale, First Woman on the Moon

Nancy Gates played Renza Hale in the Men Into Space episode "First Woman On The Moon," written by James Clavell, which aired on December 16, 1959. Read about it at wcftr.

 

USS Enterprise Day

It's USS Enterprise Day (17/01). This is a picture of the builders with their model in 1965. Source.

Jules Verne's Tomb

The tomb of Jules Verne, who died on this day in 1905, implies that he hasn't been dead all this time so much as exploring the centre of the earth. Source.

L'Uomo Meccanico (1921)

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Liquid Hydrogen Tank

I can't help thinking that the Aries 1B of 2001: A Space Odyssey and the Trade Federation starship of the Star Wars prequels are both inspired by the liquid hydrogen tanks at Cape Canaveral. Source.

Bolaji Badejo

Bolaji Badejo, who played the xenomorph in the original Alien movie, died of sickle cell anemia on this date 25 years ago.