

Lifeboat Launch from the Prometheus
Captain Janek releases the Lifeboat.
The sparks above show the release of the clamps holding the Lifeboat.
The Lifeboat hits a rock spire while landing (below).
The remaining crew on the Prometheus then turn their attention to the task at hand.

Great analysis and sources :D
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Thank you Lawrence of Arabia. I find something new every time I look back.
I'd like to know what "sentient life-form known as the Engineers" means.

Ingeniero - Great summary!
'To transmit her final message, Dr. Shaw would only have to talk into her helmet while on the surface of LV-223 within range of the Lifeboat'
Within range of the lifeboat...
So she went back, it is a fact now, however, we don't know how close she was...

Thank you. I assumed Dr. Shaw transmitted the New Years Day message just before she left LV-223 Ati. I thought David 8 and Dr. Shaw would have left LV-223 in a hurry due to the Deacon.

Was the Deacon's solely purpose to link Prometheus with the Alien franchise? Or we can expect to see more of it in the future?
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