YEAR 1 JANUARY 4, 2004
ILM SFX ANIMATION: Hero shot: Like a Transformer, Spirit’s body comes out of the shell, twisting and unraveling, until her body is formed. Her head comes up last. She sits on her lander like a queen on a throne.
GFX LOWER THIRD: SOL 1 JANUARY 4, 2004
ANGELA BASSETT (V.O.) Rover Diary: Spirit Rover Diary, January 4, 2004. Sol 1.
GFX/PRODUCTION: Computer screen establishing our rover planner logs.
ANGELA BASSETT (V.O.) Rover Diary: So Spirit’s a drama queen, but after a nail-biting ten minutes of silence, we have a rover safely on the surface of Mars. PRODUCTION ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE: “Ladies and gentlemen, you are privileged to be in one of the most exciting rooms on Earth at the moment.”
ABIGAIL FRAEMAN Deputy Project Scientist:
I was actually a high school student when Opportunity landed. And I was selected as one of 16 students from around the world to be in the mission control room with the science team when Oppy sent down her first images.
PRODUCTION ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE: “Full Navcams are coming down now. Full Navcam.”
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