SPACE MOVIES

CHIN’S CINEMA Mrs. Chin’s top five favorite movies about space Meghan Williamson • Staff Reporter

Prior to working at Bishop Kenny, Marketing Coordinator Carla Chin worked with NASA on programs meant for teachers. During this time, she was teaching at Christ the King Catholic School and became interested in expanding her knowledge through programs with the air and space societies in Jacksonville. She worked with Jacksonville’s local Air Force Association as well as the Civil Air Patrol (CAP). In 2007, CAP began a school program intended to teach elementary through high school students about aerospace, and Chin was one of the first people in the U.S. to take part in the program. She later taught at San Jose Catholic School and spent three of her summers working at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Chin worked with other teachers and experts in the aeronautic field during the summer and weekend NASA programs. Chin incorporated what she learned with these programs into STEM education at San Jose. In 2018, she began working at BK as marketing coordinator. She is also currently Vice President of the Air Force Association for Aerospace Education Falcon Chapter #399. Chin continues to express her love for science by assitisting in STEAM Day at BK every year.

G r a p h i c b y R i t a A l b e r t

Apollo 13

October Sky

“This movie is extremely accurate. It’s very well thought out because actual NASA research went into the film process.”

This film follows the story of NASA’s mission for Apollo 13 and the dangerous mission to return three astronauts to Earth after their spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage.

“I always advocate that even if you see a movie, you’d do better reading the book over the movie because books always carry the thoughts of people, and this movie left out an important character that was in the book.”

This movie tells the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner’s son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to pursue rocketry against his father’s wishes.

Alien

“This movie is very accurate as well. I prefer the book over the movie just because the book is better at describing and explaining.”

This Clint Eastwood-directed film follows retired engineer Frank Corvin in the mission to rescue a falling satellite with his old teammates in tow.

Ender’s Game

“This movie is only halfway accurate. It’s inaccurate in the sense that there’s no sound in space but accurate in the sense that there is actually life outside of earth that possibly could be more powerful than us.”

The science fiction film, “Alien,” portrays a space merchant vessel that receives an unknown transmission as a distress call. After a crew member is attacked by a mysterious life form, they soon realize there is life outside Earth.

“This movie is completely inaccurate. The whole storyline is fiction but still has the idea that space is a concept we believe. I love the idea, but the accuracy of the story isn’t there. I prefer the book over the movie, but the movie is still good.”

This movie follows Ender Wiggin in his recruitment by the International Military to lead the fight against Formics, an alien race sent to invade Earth and inflict heavy losses on mankind.