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The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps - Wikipedia

book (published in 1992 and reprinted in 1994) that gives a series of concrete stages the author believes will lead to interstellar colonization. Many specific scientific and engineering details are presented, as are numerous issues involved in space colonization. Savage takes a Malthusian view of the exponential growth of human population and life in general, and also recommends the exponential growth of blue-green algae for sustenance. He states that it is humanity's manifest destiny to colonize every star in the galaxy. He draws heavily on the Fermi paradox (briefly stated as, "If there is intelligent life in space, why haven't we found it yet?") to support his position that it is humanity's burden alone to ignite the universe with the "spark of Life." In The Millennial Project, he calls for the creation of an international foundation to realize these goals. Originally known as the First Millennial Foundation (founded by Savage in 1987), the organization changed its name to the Living Universe Foundation.

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Living Universe Foundation (LUF) / First Millennial Foundation (FMF) - Wikipedia

organization that supports ocean and space colonization more or less based upon the book The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps by author Marshall Savage . Their plan goes as follows: 1. Foundation -- Constitute an organization convened to realize these destinies 2. Aquarius -- Cities built in the tropical oceans as a first step to learning how to build colonies in space. They also would generate income to fund later steps. 3. Bifrost -- First step in actually getting off the Earth. 4. Asgard -- Build Space station in low Earth orbit and throughout the Solar System. 5. Avallon -- Build colonies on the Moon by doming over the craters and creating miniature ecologies. 6. Elysium -- Start Terraforming Mars "create a living planet to sustain us". 7. Solaria -- Use the materials in the Solar System to rebuild it the way we want. 8. Galactia -- Colonize beyond the Solar System, expand throughout the galaxy.

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The Foundation's first colony is being built right now in cyberspace.

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Apollo 13 (film) - Wikipedia

1995 film portrayal of the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission. The movie was adapted by William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert from the book Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. It was directed by Ron Howard. In 2002, Apollo 13 was re-released, in edited and modified form, as an IMAX film. In 2005, a 10th anniversary DVD of the film was released; this version included both the theatrical version, and the IMAX version, along with several extras.[1] The tagline for the film is "Houston...We Have a Problem"

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Memory Alpha

Memory Alpha (MA) - Wikipedia

collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate and accessible encyclopedic reference for topics related to the Star Trek fictional universe. Conceived by Harry Doddema and Dan Carlson in September 2003 and officially launched on December 5 of that year, it uses the wiki model and is hosted by Wikia on the MediaWiki software. As of July 2006, Memory Alpha contains over 20,000 articles in its English edition alone, making it one of the largest wiki projects. The site is also available in Dutch, Esperanto, French, German, Polish, Spanish and Swedish. The contents of Memory Alpha are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial license. Because this license does not allow commercial reuse, it is incompatible with the GFDL, and material from the site cannot be copied into projects that use the GFDL. This distinction makes Memory Alpha a "sister project" of the GFDL-based Wikia which are hosted by Wikia, Inc.

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Ex astris, scientia

Ex astris, scientia ("from the stars, knowledge") - Wikipedia

motto of the fictional Starfleet Academy in the Star Trek television series. The motto was first seen on an Academy emblem in the background of Star Trek: The Next Generation episode The First Duty. Although it first appeared as "Ex Astra, Scientia", the error was corrected in later episodes. The phrase is based on the motto of the Apollo 13 mission, "Ex luna scientia" (from the moon, knowledge), according to Michael Okuda (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 5 DVD Special Features, "Memorable Missions").

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Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual (ST:TNG TM) - Wikipedia

paperback reference guide detailing the inner and other workings of the fictional Federation starship Enterprise-D and other aspects of technology that appeared in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The ST:TNG TM is written from the perspective of the 24th century, where TNG is set; it also contains a wealth of behind-the-scenes trivia distinguishable from the technical content. Although it was compiled by the senior technical consultants and graphic designers on TNG, the canonicity of ST:TNG TM is disputed and considered "semi-canon", as are all Star Trek reference works (other paperbacks like novels are generally considered fanon). However, it is widely used by Trekkies as a benchmark for discussions regarding various aspects of Star Trek technology, sometimes referred to – particularly in excess – as Treknobabble.

The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future - Wikipedia

encyclopedia of all things related to Star Trek. The Encyclopedia was written by Michael and Denise Okuda, with Debbie Mirek, and illustrated by Doug Drexler. The most recent edition (ISBN 0-671-53609-5), published in 1999, includes material through the end of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the fifth season of Star Trek: Voyager, and the movie Star Trek: Insurrection. All editions were published by Pocket Books; Paramount Pictures holds the copyrights. The Encyclopedia features very detailed information about characters, planets, technologies, ships, and behind-the-scenes information, as well as brief synopses of episodes and movies. It is replete with illustrations, many of them in color (in later editions), from examples of different writing systems to the evolution of uniforms and shuttlecraft. As a rule, the Encyclopedia covers only canon, which, in Star Trek, includes the live-action television shows and the movies. Although Star Trek also includes an animated series and an immense amount of literary fiction, these do not have canon status and are, thus, not covered by the Encyclopedia. This is in contrast to other "semi-canon" reference works, such as the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, which makes detailed speculations about Star Trek technology, written from a 24th-century perspective, and the Star Trek Chronology, which makes many interpolations about specific dates in Star Trek history that, though reasonable, are not generally established within canon.

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Crusade (TV series) - Wikipedia

spin-off TV show from J. Michael Straczynski's Babylon 5. It occurs in the year 2267 C.E., several years after the events in Babylon 5, just after the movie A Call to Arms. A race called the Drakh have released a nanovirus plague on Earth, which will destroy all life on Earth within five years if it is not stopped. To that end, the destroyer Excalibur has been sent out to look for anything that could help the search for a cure.Like Babylon 5, Crusade was intended to have a five-year story arc, although as Straczynski notes in the DVD commentary for A Call To Arms, it was intended to resolve the Drakh plague after a season or two and move onto other arcs. However, conflicts arose between the producers and executives at TNT, and production was cancelled before the first episode was broadcast. [1] TNT's research had indicated that the audience for Babylon 5 did not watch other TNT programming, and likewise TNT's main audience was not watching the show, making another related program unattractive to the network's management. Straczynski believes that the network's "interference"[2] with the production was an attempt to get out of their contract by allowing them to argue that he failed to deliver the series they wanted. Thirteen episodes were made and broadcast by TNT, with at least four more scripted. The Sci-Fi Channel attempted to pick up the show and continue production, but was unable to find room in its budget

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Star Wars

Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki - Wikipedia

wiki for information on the Star Wars saga, including information on both the films and the Expanded Universe. The name Wookieepedia is a pronunciational portmanteau of Wookiee and Wikipedia, because of the pronunciation similarity of Wookiee and wiki.

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NJOE: Beyond the New Jedi Order

In October 1999, with the release of Vector Prime by R. A. Salvatore, the Star Wars community was rocked by the introduction of the Yuuzhan Vong-a race that exists outside of the known Star Wars galaxy. With the death of Chewbacca, fans realized this threat was stronger and more mysterious than anything the New Republic, or the galaxy for that matter, had ever encountered.

Battlestar Galactica

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An encyclopedia of the Battlestar Galactica sagas.

Battlestar Galactica - Wikipedia

franchise of American science fiction films and television series, the first of which was produced in 1978. There are also a series of book adaptations, original novels, new comic books from Dynamite Entertainment, and video games that have been based on the concept. All of the Battlestar Galactica productions share the same general premise. In a distant part of the universe, there exists a civilization of humans who live on planets known as the Twelve Colonies. The Colonies are in an uneasy armistice with a cybernetic race known as the Cylons, but with the cooperation of a human collaborator named Baltar, the Cylons launch a sudden, coordinated, and unprovoked attack on the Colonies, laying waste to the planets and devastating their populations. The last few thousands of the human survivors flee into space aboard any spacecraft they can reach. Of all the Colonial Fleet, the Battlestar Galactica appears to be the only military ship that survived the attack. Under the leadership of the famed military leader Commander Adama, the Battlestar Galactica and her crew take up the task of leading the ragtag fleet of survivors into space in search of a fabled refuge known as Earth.

Battlestar Galactica (2003) - Wikipedia

"re-imagined" science fiction universe debuting in 2003 and based on the 1970s Universal Studios movie and television franchise of the same name. It is not simply a remake, but a new direction taken from the same premise, analogous to a "reboot" in comic books. The term "re-imagining" has been used to describe the show since its early promotion to differentiate it from the original 1978 series.

Battlestar Galactica (TV miniseries) - Wikipedia

three-hour miniseries written & produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer, that was a part of the Battlestar Galactica (Re-imagining) reimagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series and served as a backdoor pilot for the 2004 television series. The miniseries originally aired on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States on December 8, 2003. The miniseries opens with the following text, during a scene in which the Cylons make their first appearance in over forty years at a remote space station: The Cylons were created by Man. They were created to make life easier on the Twelve Colonies. And then the day came when the Cylons decided to kill their masters. After a long and bloody struggle, an armistice was declared. The Cylons left for another world to call their own. A remote space station was built... ...where Cylon and Human could meet and maintain diplomatic relations. Every year, the Colonials send an officer. The Cylons send no one. No one has seen or heard from the Cylons in over forty years. The scene, which reveals that the Cylons have since gained the ability to mimic the human form, ends with the Cylons destroying the space station.

Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) - Wikipedia

science fiction television series created by Ronald D. Moore that first aired on October 18, 2004 in the UK & Ireland on Sky One, and January 14, 2005 in North America on the Sci Fi Channel. Repeats of episodes have also been shown on NBC. The introduction to the television series is a three-hour miniseries that first aired on December 8, 2003 on the Sci Fi Channel. The series has gained a wide degree of critical acclaim, and has won Peabody, Hugo, and Saturn awards. Battlestar Galactica in its current incarnation deals with a number of interesting themes. As in the original series, it is loosely based on ancient astronaut theories and carries over several motifs from the Original Series which Glen Larson based on Mormon theology. But the producers of the new Galactica decided to take a more serious approach to the concept of refugees fleeing mass genocide. Conflict and even violence between the Colonial characters are the rule rather than the exception. By taking this "heavier", more naturalistic approach, the show attempts to raise meaningful questions about human nature and the meaning of life.

Caprica (TV series) - Wikipedia

television series described as "television's first science fiction family saga," based on the fictional universe of Battlestar Galactica and set on the fictional planet Caprica, around fifty years before the events depicted in the 2004 series. It will tell the story of the Twelve Colonies at peace and living in a society not unlike our own. But high-technology and a startling breakthrough in robotics brings to life the age-old dream of marrying artificial intelligence with mechanical bodies to create the first living robots--the Cylons. They are researched and built, ultimately leading to the Cylon War. The series will revolve around two families, the Adamas (the family of William Adama, who will one day become the Commander of the Battlestar Galactica) and the Graystones. Caprica weaves corporate intrigue, techno-action and sexual politics into this science fiction family saga.

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Planetes (ΠΛΑΝΗΤΕΣ)

Planetes ΠΛΑΝΗΤΕΣ ("Wanderers"; プラネテス, puranetesu) - Wikipedia

The story of Planetes follows the crew of the DS-12 "Toy Box" of the Space Debris Section, a unit of Technora Corporation. Debris Section's purpose is to prevent the damage or destruction of satellites, space stations and spaceships from collision with debris in Earth's and the Moon's orbits. They use a number of methods to dispose of the debris (namely by burning it via atmospheric reentry or through salvage), accomplished through the use of EVA suits, where the participants are all licensed to collect debris. The episodes sometimes revolve around debris collection itself, but more often the concept of collecting "trash" in space is merely a storytelling method for building character development. The members of the Debris Section are looked down upon as the lowest members of the company and they must work hard to prove their worth to others and accomplish their dreams. Ongoing plot elements include an upcoming exploratory mission to Jupiter on the new fusion-powered ship, Von Braun, and the lead character's decision to join the mission, no matter the cost. Many other plot threads are also developed throughout the series that help to explain each character's motivations and personalities. The Space Defense Front is a terrorist organization that believes mankind is exploiting space without first curing global problems such as mass famine and the widened socio-economic divide on Earth.

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Twin Spica / Futatsu no Spica (ふたつのスピカ) - Wikipedia

Twin Spica tells the story of a group of Japanese high school students who are training to become astronauts. The primary setting of Twin Spica in the near future at the Tokyo Space School, where high school students train to become astronauts. Asumi Kamogawa (鴨川アスミ, Asumi Kamogawa?) has dreamed of going to space since she was a child. Her experiences in school and her relationships with her friends, family and teachers are the central themes of the story. The manga and anime series both have a relaxed, slice of life pace. Several chapters of the manga and episodes of the anime anime are flashbacks and explore the childhood of Asumi and some of the other characters. When she was a baby, Japan's first manned rocket crashed into Asumi's hometown of Yuigahama, killing many people and critically injuring her mother, who finally dies after many years in a coma. While trying to accept her mother's death, six year old Asumi meets Lion-san (ライオンさん, Lion-san?), the ghost of a young astronaut who had been on board the rocket. Inspired by Lion-san's stories of space, Asumi makes it her goal to become an astronaut herself.

Space debris - Wikipedia

objects in orbit around Earth created by humans that no longer serve any useful purpose. They consist of everything from entire spent rocket stages and defunct satellites to explosion fragments, paint flakes, dust and slag from solid rocket motors, coolant released by RORSAT nuclear powered satellites, a glove lost by astronaut Ed White on the first American space-walk, a camera Michael Collins lost near the spacecraft Gemini 10, garbage bags, a wrench and a toothbrush and other small particles. Most of those unusual objects have re-entered the atmosphere of the Earth within weeks due to the orbits they were released at and their small sizes. Things like these are not major contributors to the space debris environment. On the other side, explosion events are a major contribution to the space debris problem. About 100 tons of fragments generated during approximately 200 such events are still in orbit. Space debris is most concentrated in low Earth orbit, though some extends out past geosynchronous orbit.

Kessler Syndrome - Wikipedia

scenario, proposed by NASA consultant Donald J. Kessler, in which the volume of space debris in Low Earth Orbit is so high that objects in orbit are frequently struck by debris, creating even more debris and a greater risk of further impacts. The implication of this scenario is that the escalating amount of debris in orbit could eventually render space exploration, and even the use of satellites, too prone to loss to be feasible for many generations. The Kessler Syndrome is especially insidious because of the "domino effect." Any impact between two objects of sizable mass will create additional shrapnel debris from the force of collision. Each piece of shrapnel now has the potential to cause further damage, creating even more space debris. With a large enough collision (such as one between a space station and a defunct satellite), the amount of cascading debris could be enough to render Low Earth Orbit essentially impassable. Every satellite, space probe and manned mission has the potential to create space debris. As the number of satellites in orbit grow and old satellites become obsolete, the risk of a cascading Kessler Syndrome becomes greater. The Kessler Syndrome presents a unique problem to human space travel. Space debris is very difficult to deal with directly, as the small size and high velocities of most debris would make retrieval and disposal impractically difficult. Given thousands of years, most debris in Low Earth Orbit would eventually succumb to air resistance in the rarefied atmosphere and plunge to the Earth. If magnetically susceptible, the debris could fall in a few decades due to the drag of the Earth's magnetic field. To minimise the chances of damage to other vehicles, new vehicles and satellites are frequently required to demonstrate that it can be safely disposed of at the end of its life, for example by use of a controlled atmospheric reentry system.

NASA Orbital Debris Program Office

The NASA Orbital Debris Program Office is located at the Johnson Space Center and is the lead NASA center for orbital debris research. It is recognized world-wide for its leadership in addressing orbital debris issues. The NASA Orbital Debris Program Office has taken the international lead in conducting measurements of the environment and in developing the technical consensus for adopting mitigation measures to protect users of the orbital environment. Work at the center continues with developing an improved understanding of the orbital debris environment and measures that can be taken to control its growth.

Sol Bianca (ソル・ビアンカ)

Sol Bianca (ソル・ビアンカ) - Wikipédia

Des centaines (milliers) d'années se sont écoulées depuis que l'Homme a débuté la colonisation de l'espace, connue sous le terme de "Ere des conquêtes". A présent, nul ne se souvient de l'emplacement de la Terre, et de nombreuses technologies ont été perdues avec le temps. le Sol Bianca est un vaisseau spatial "mythique", pourvu de technologies datant de l'ère des conquêtes. A son bord se trouve un équipage de femmes pirates.

Sol Bianca - Wikipedia

The name of the OVA is also the name of the ship that serves as both the home and the interstellar headquarters for an all-female band of notorious pirates. Thanks to a stowaway who hides himself aboard their ship following one of their raids, they learn of the ultimate treasure: the Gnosis, an artifact reputedly from Earth itself. Unfortunately for them, the Gnosis happens to be in the hands of Emperor Batros, the brutal ruler of the planet Tres. Armed with a little luck, a sniper gun that can shoot from orbit, and the greatest warship in the galaxy, the crew of the Sol Bianca are about to make a run for the greatest prize of all.

Sol Bianca: The Legacy - Wikipedia

1999 miniseries of six episodes loosely based on the original Sol Bianca and employing computer generated animation. The Region 1 release spans three DVD's.

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Earth 2 (TV series) - Wikipedia

In 2192, human beings have left Earth, for the most part, to live on giant orbiting space stations. Earth has been environmentally devastated, and the only people left are miners and other poor laborers. The daughter of a rich station designer, Devon Adair, whose only son, Ulysses, has been stricken with a fatal illness called The Syndrome, puts together an expedition to found a colony on an earth-like planet, called G889, twenty-two light years from Earth. The expedition backfires when the Advance team crash-lands on the planet on the opposite side of the continent from their destination. They discover that the planet that they thought was uninhabited, is in fact home to a variety of species, as well as some cast-off Humans from the Stations. The colonists journey westward to their destination, New Pacifica, encountering problems along the way. [edit] The Syndrome The Syndrome is a mysterious auto-immune illness that strikes very young children. It bears a strong resemblance to AIDS, although it seems to be a strictly childhood-onset disease. There is no known cure, and the cause is undetermined. Theoretically, it is caused by the lack of natural diseases on the Stations, which would cause a child to build up antibodies. It may also be caused by the lack of fresh air, sunshine, and other "Earth-like" factors that are missing on the Stations. The Syndrome is a dreaded disease among the Station-dwellers, mostly since it is a death sentence. Some parents have abandoned their children to the care of the health care system, and the children are put in "Syndrome Wards". The leading researcher on the Syndrome, Dr. Vasquez, was one of the driving forces behind the Eden Project. He led a team of researchers which included Julia Heller. Vasquez was stuck on the Colony ship due to the unplanned early departure from the Stations. [edit] Planet G889 G889 is an Earth-like planet approximately twenty-two light years from our Solar System. It is the ninth planet in the G88 system. There is no star that currently has the name G88, however the real star Xi Boötis A is 21.8 light years away and is a yellow-orange main sequence dwarf star which could potentially harbor an Earth like planet. G889 has two moons, an atmosphere that is similar to Earth, and five continents, one in the southern polar region. New Pacifica, the colonists' proposed base, was located in the southern portion of the eastern continent, on the shore of an ocean.

Firefly (TV series) - Wikipedia

The series is set in 2517 AD and deals with the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a Firefly-class spaceship. It features an ensemble cast of nine regular members who wound up on Serenity for various reasons. The show explores what happens to people who fought on the losing side of a civil war, as well as the pioneer/frontier culture that exists on the fringes of their star system. To add a twist, it is a future where the only two surviving superpowers are the United States and China (which formed the Alliance), so it is rife with cultural fusion. According to Whedon, nothing has changed in the future: there are more people with greater technology, but they still have the same problems politically, morally and ethically

Earth Star Voyager - Wikipedia

In the future, planet earth's natural resources have been depleted and acid rain is a common problem. In response to the environmental devastation, the Earth Star Voyager is created as an experimental space ship that sends the brightest young crewmen and women on a quest to find a new planet that human beings can colonize. Along the way, they find the long lost Jacob 'Jake' Brown, find a world with hostile aliens, and learn that the star craft top secret purpose was not a peaceful space exploration mission, but in fact the critical piece of a weapon of mass destruction.

Space: Above and Beyond / Space 2063 - Wikipedia

short-lived 1990s American science fiction television show on the Fox Network, created and written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Originally planned for 5 seasons, it ran only for the 1995–1996 season. The show, set in the years 2063–2064, focuses on a group of United States Marines, members of the United States Marine Corps Space Aviator Cavalry, 58th Squadron, or the "Wildcards"). They are based on the spacecraft carrier USS Saratoga, and act as infantry and also pilot the SA-43 Endo/Exo-Atmospheric Attack Jet, or Hammerhead, spacecraft. With a budget of approximately 1.5–2 million US dollars per episode, it was the most expensive science fiction television show at the time of its production.

United States Spacecraft Discovery One - Wikipedia

fictional spacecraft appearing in The Space Odyssey series, including the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Discovery One is a large nuclear-powered interplanetary spaceship

Mars trilogy - Wikipedia

series of three science fiction novels by Kim Stanley Robinson, chronicling the settlement and terraforming of the planet Mars. The novels are Red Mars (1992), Green Mars (1993) and Blue Mars (1996). An additional collection of short stories and background information was published as The Martians (1999).

Red Planet (film) - Wikipedia

Earth is in a state of crisis due to severe pollution and overpopulation. Automated missions have seeded Mars with atmosphere producing algae as the first stage in terraforming the planet. When the algae inexplicably disappears, the crew of Mars-1 must find out why, and continue their mission of making the red planet suitable for human colonization. On the way to Mars, the crew plays cards and drinks lab-made alcohol while getting to know one another. A few notable discussions about science and spirituality occur: Burchenal, the genetics expert (Tom Sizemore), is a staunch atheist. Aging scientist and surgeon Chantillas (Terence Stamp) is more philosophical, having realized long ago that "science could not answer any of the really interesting questions." Maintenance technician and "space janitor" Gallagher (Val Kilmer) acts as Chantillas' protege, meanwhile flirting with the beautiful but no-nonsense ship's commander, Kate Bowman (Carrie-Anne Moss).

Mission to Mars - Wikipedia

2000 U.S. made movie directed by Brian de Palma. It is a science fiction thriller adventure about a rescue mission of the first manned mission to Mars, which encountered a catastrophic and mysterious disaster. The Mars mission in the movie is based on the Mars Direct plan, a real-life proposal of the Mars Society to send a human crew to Mars. The goal of the mission is to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors. When they arrive on the red planet, they find Luke, the captain of the first team, still alive. He tells the rescuers that upon setting foot on the red planet, his team had discovered an ancient dome-like structure which appears to be a human-like face (it's not made clear if it's the same structure as the Face on Mars). Somehow, the dome destroys the team and leaves him injured but alive. He spent the time alone learning the secrets of the mysterious structure. Together, they solve the last parts of the puzzle and are able to enter the dome, which eventually shows them a holographic history of the aliens that built the dome, who are responsible for life on earth (which includes dinosaurs, humankind, etc) by seeding earth with DNA

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First contact (anthropology) - Wikipedia

term used to describe a first meeting of two previously unknown cultures. It is clear from the historical record here on Earth between societies of the same species that the disruptive nature of first contact generally favors the more technologically advanced side, often with dire consequences for the less advanced side. It is nearly impossible to predict what the first interactions between two different intelligent species might be. Beyond the language barrier, physical differences might make a common basis for shared experience impossible, or perhaps even repugnant

Contact (The Culture) - Wikipedia

organisation that exists within the anarchist/libertarian socialist civilisation known as the Culture (which forms the basis of several of his novels and shorter works). Its role within the Culture is to coordinate interactions with other civilisations, equivalent to a Foreign Office and Defence Department combined in this universe. In the case of less-developed civilisations, Contact normally acts to minimise the potential culture shock resulting from contact with the technologically-advanced Culture (The State of the Art). Sometimes, where the Culture believes it can help (in some capacity), Contact directly intervenes in other civilisations (Inversions, Look to Windward). Contact is the most state-like entity within Culture and has the authority or capacity to limit access to information regarding other societies (The Player of Games). While most Contact activity occurs outside of the Culture, internal functions are hinted at in The Player of Games.

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Contact (novel) - Wikipedia

science fiction novel written by Carl Sagan and published in 1985. Some of Sagan's character traits are evident in the main character, Ellie Arroway, and the novel serves as an entertaining platform in which he encapsulates ideas surrounding many of his life's interests, especially the first contact with extraterrestrials.

Contact (film) - Wikipedia

1997 science fiction film adapted from the novel by Carl Sagan. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, its main stars are Jodie Foster as Dr. Eleanor Ann "Ellie" Arroway, Matthew McConaughey as Palmer Joss, James Woods as National Security Advisor Michael Kitz, and Tom Skerritt as Dr. David Drumlin.