Hello Mary Anne and Fox!

There have been almost 500 humans in space since 1961 and yet, no SF movie (even the best ones like 2001) nor space related movie (like Apollo 13) do show the reality of what it is to be in space. It's constant, inevitable microgravity and also, eyes simply cannot see stars when exposed to just a little bit of reflected light.
Also, I was amused by Cernan's story (I think astronaut biographies are the best source of information) when he said that the only moment of true isolation was after he suited up at the base (his helmet locked to the collar), ready to walk to the van that carried the astronauts to the launch platform, until his communication link got attached to the Apollo spacecraft. He couldn't hear the cheers, applauds; Otherwise, on the Moon itself, he was in constant contact with the capcom.
Also, there's the never ending debate of Human v Machine exploration.
It's 100 times less expensive to send robots to Mars thagh'm afraid that as long as exploration has a priority, humans sh