The lesson I learned from INTERSTELLAR, GRAVITY, and every other other space adventure film ever.
The classic outerspace uh-oh situation and a simple truth I’d like to highlight for all the space explorers of the future.
BRING MORE FUEL.
When you think you’ve designed a ship that can carry enough fuel, design one that can carry more. Then, design another that can carry way, way more. The expressions you see above are the tender beginnings of an uh-oh, we’re about to run out of fuel, just like everyone else always has, every single time.
Have you ever seen a space thriller where the central obstacle to completing their mission isn’t being low on fuel? I sure haven’t.
But I see quite a bit of space inside of those space cabins—pack that with fuel. Under the bed—put fuel there. On the bed? Cuddle with fuel nightly. Even the bed itself should be a waterbed filled with fuel. The seats in the cockpit should be made of fuel. Foods — make them double as fuel. You should be able to throw that space bar into the fuel tank if need be. Shower, in fuel. I want this spacecraft to be the most combustible object of all time. There ought to be absolutely no extra space to float around, every cranny and corner needs to be packed with containers of fuel. Because we know what happens, you run out of fuel. Make that not happen.
Fuel guys! Fuel up. Fuel the fuck up before you go out there into deep dark endless space. Fuel. Learn it.
Elon, Nasa, you guys know what to do. It’s called fuel.
