Documentary “Good Night Oppy” depicting the bond between the Mars rover Opportunity and the people involved in it, to be distributed on Amazon Prime Video | Gizmodo Japan

If you’ve been together for a long time, it’s only natural that you’ll become attached. Humans also have feelings for robots.

Mars rover modified by NASAopportunity. It was launched in July 2003 and arrived at Mars in January 2004. The originally planned mission was supposed to last 90 days, but it was extended many times, and the Opportunity ended up running around Mars for 15 years. Amazon Prime Video original “Good Night Oppyis a documentary about Opportunity and the people involved in its development and operation.The title, “Oppy,” is the nickname of the opportunity that NASA staff used to call it.. The cute and catchy nickname Oppy alone shows just how much NASA loved Opportunity.

To be honest, after 15 years of missions, communication was finally cut off after the nickname Oppy.Wikipedia mission overviewReading the bottom line just makes me cry a little. In the work, you can learn about the structure and mission of Opportunity and Mars, but the main thing is the feelings that were born between people and Oppy. Oppy may be special to NASA not only for his research achievements, but also for his teammate and buddy.

Directed by Ryan White, who also directed “I Didn’t Kill Kim Jong-nam.” Narrated by actor Angela Bassett.It has been released in theaters in some parts of the United States, but in JapanWatch on Amazon Prime Video from November 23rdI can do it.

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