<img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4500×3000+0+0/resize/4500×3000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2Fc0%2Fda70cf0b4a3b83ad8f52b0fbc33b%2Fproject-hail-mary-phm-43654-r2-rgb.jpg" alt="In the film Project Hail Mary, middle school teacher Ryland Grace (played by Ryan Gosling) goes on a interstellar journey and conducts lab science in space in a quest to save humanity.”>
The science fiction blockbuster wowed audiences with its depiction of space travel and more. Here’s what NASA staff and other scientists say about the basis for the amazing events of the film.
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