20. Blackrock Castle, Cork: 'Wagwan Small Step for Man'

38 min · 21 de abr de 2026

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A trip to Blackrock Castle Observatory devolves into a mental health episode. WARNING: something horrible happens in the middle of this one, but it is signposted. - RECOMMENDEDs: Space films: * Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902 silent moon film) * 2001: A Space Odyssey (1969 ape-and-space epic) * Solaris (1972 space psychocrisis film) * Alien (1979 alien film) * The Right Stuff (1983 Ed Harris NASA film) * Apollo 13 (1995 Ed Harris NASA film) * Contact (1997 sad family alien film) * Event Horizon (1997 space hell film) * Sunshine (2007 great sun film) * Moon (2009 great moon film) * Interstellar (2014 sad family black hole film) * The Martin (awesome 2015 ‘did that just happen’ Mars film) * Arrival (2016 sad family alien film) * First Man (depressing 2018 Neil Armstrong film) * Apollo 11 (amazing 2019 NASA documentary) * Project Hail Mary (awesomesauce 2026 ‘did that just happen’ space film) Space stories: * ‘The Last Question’ (Isaac Asimov, 1956) * ‘The Egg’ (Andy freakin’ Weir, 2009)

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20. Blackrock Castle, Cork: 'Wagwan Small Step for Man'

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