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Rocky’s ship, the Blip A is constructed of flat panels. The Hail Mary is consists of three cylinders with tanks and engine sections in the back with a crew compartment up front. The book has an image of the Hail Mary. |
The Blip A is not of flat panel construction. The Hail Mary was what appear to be solar panels near and aft end of the ship. The crew section is a long cylinder. |
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The robot arms on the Hail Mary keep Grace shaved and groomed during the trip while he is in a coma. |
Grace wakes up with long hair and a beard.
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The Hail Mary is well controlled by the ship’s computer, Grace rarely needs to take any sort of manual control. |
Grace manually flies the Hail Mary while sampling the upper atmosphere of the planet Adrian. |
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Grace meets his friend Marissa for lunch, she tells him about the sun dimming before the president announces it to the world. |
This does not happen in the film.
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Rocky has a symmetrical body. He wears clothes and a tool belt. |
He is not clothed, but does use a tool belt of sorts. Rocky does not have a symmetrical body. |