Factual error: There no explanation given for why Cepheus does not have enough fuel to return to Earth. It would have been refueled on Mars and sent on a mission to Neptune. They wouldn't have sent it without enough fuel to return.
wizard_of_gore
30th Sep 2019
Ad Astra (2019)
24th Sep 2019
Ad Astra (2019)
Stupidity: When Roy finally gets to the Lima project in the shuttle but can't dock, he just lets it drift away - he could have at least tethered it to the station to use it for his return trip.
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Suggested correction: There is no way to know the reason why he did this. It's plausible, or even likely, that the pod was out of fuel. Not only that, but it could not dock with Lima because it was damaged, so it's likely that the damage played into the decision as well.
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Suggested correction: It's never specifically stated, but the implication is that they are going to destroy LIMA with a nuclear weapon, and the ship and astronauts are not expected to survive.
wizard_of_gore ★
The other astronauts knew the purpose of the travel, it's very unlikely they would have gone there to die.
Unlikely but not impossible. The suggested correction, however unlikely, is still valid.