Retired astronaut reviews scientific accuracy of Christopher Nolan's Interstellar

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A retired NASA astronaut has reviewed scenes from Christopher Nolan's 2014 film Interstellar, noting some scientific inaccuracies. While she rated the film's portrayal of astronauts a 7/10 for realism, she highlighted the implausibility of certain extreme scenarios. Nicole Stott discussed a scene where the main character docks a spaceship to a spinning space station. She acknowledged the film's effort to depict gravitational forces accurately but pointed out that the extreme conditions shown may not be feasible in real life. Despite some dramatization, Stott confirmed that the film's core concepts align with her experiences in space. Interstellar has been praised for its depiction of black holes and wormholes, thanks to collaboration with physicist Kip Thorne.


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