Game can end with ship launch, royal ascension, or planetkiller. Colonists can restart after ship launch or royal ascension. Void awakening allows continuing with all current colonists. Archonexus and planetkiller destroy planet permanently
Born in 1959 in Sarnia, Ontario, to parents Roger and Eleanor Hadfield. Graduated from Milton District High School in 1977. Earned engineering degree from Royal Military College in 1982. Completed aviation systems master's degree at University of Tennessee Space Institute
1989 science fiction novel by Dan Simmons, first in Hyperion Cantos series. Set in 2732, Hegemony of Man controls hundreds of planets through farcasters. Hyperion planet contains Time Tombs guarded by metallic creature Shrike. Story follows pilgrims' tales to Shrike's Time Tombs for wish-granting
Directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, starring Adam Driver. Filmed in Louisiana, Oregon, and Ireland between December 2020 and February 2021. Budget of $45 million, released March 10, 2023. Greenblatt learned to speak fictional alien language
Spacecraft propulsion accelerates vehicles in space vacuum. Propulsion systems change spacecraft velocity and momentum. Specific impulse measures efficiency of propulsion systems
NASA's Gemini 7 mission tested astronauts' ability to endure 14-day space flight. Cold War space race forced NASA to focus on Moon missions. Gemini 5 mission in 1965 set record for longest spaceflight