Capricorn One (edition 1978)

by Bernard L. Ross (Author)

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Member:	PhilOnTheHill
Title:	Capricorn One
Authors:	Bernard L. Ross (Author)
Info:	Futura Publications Limited (1978), 219 pages
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Capricorn One by Ken Follett

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Based on the film. I always liked the admittedly-bonkers concept: NASA launch a mission to Mars, but pull out the astronauts at the last minute and fake the landing scenes, only for the rocket to suffer catastrophic failure on the return trip. What happens to the men? I suppose it could be interpreted as indulging the beliefs of real-life conspiracy nuts, but it's nevertheless a fun story. (

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Capricorn One [1977 film] by Peter Hyams

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'When we wheel out one of the rockets to the launch pad, I find myself thinking of all those thousands of parts, all built by the lowest bidder, and I pray that everyone has done his homework.' - Wernher von Braun

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If a city is a lady, then Houston is a whore.

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Two completely different novelizations of Peter Hyams' screenplay for Capricorn One were published in 1978, one in the US and one in the UK. This is the UK version, written by Ken Follett under the pseudonym Bernard L. Ross. The US version was written by Ron Goulart.

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