RIP Douglas Trumbull

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Douglas Trumbull, Visual Effects Maestro on ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ Dies at 79

The three-time Oscar nominee also worked magic for 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind,' 'Blade Runner 'and 'The Tree of Life.'

Douglas Trumbull, the visual effects visionary who, without CGI, fashioned the kaleidoscopic finale for 2001: A Space Odyssey, concocted the creepy cloud formations in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, filled the Blade Runner universe with smoke and fireballs and helped create the birth of the universe that opens The Tree of Life, has died. He was 79.

Trumbull died Monday after a “major two-year battle with cancer, a brain tumor and a stroke,” his daughter Amy announced on Facebook. She told The Hollywood Reporter that he died in Albany, New York; an obituary from the family said the cause of death was complications from mesothelioma.


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Alexa integration combines space-grade hardware developed by Lockheed Martin with acoustic and audio processing software from Amazon, helping explore how voice technology and AI can support future crewed missions to space.

Custom-designed Alexa hardware and software will be able to access real-time telemetry data and respond to thousands of mission-specific questions on board Orion - things like “Alexa, how fast is Orion traveling?” or “Alexa, what’s the temperature in the cabin?” – and even control connected devices onboard the spacecraft.

“Open the pod bay doors, Alexa.”
“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.”