Movie: To Mars by A-Bomb: The Secret History of Project Orion

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jaromir Astl
Jaromir Astl

Self

Jeremy Bernstein
Jeremy Bernstein

Self

Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke

Self

Ed Creutz
Ed Creutz

Self

Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson

Self

George Dyson
George Dyson

Self

Edward B. Giller
Edward B. Giller

Self

Jonathan Kydd
Jonathan Kydd

Narrator

Thomas Macken
Thomas Macken

Self

Harris Mayer
Harris Mayer

Self

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    Top scientists want to build a nuclear bomb-powered spaceship to visit Mars and the planets.

  • Release Date

    2003-03-26

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