In 2007, Bay directedTransformers, a franchise-starter that would come to define the next decade of his career.

But this is space, theres no air, theres nothing to bank against.

you could just go with it.

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Youre going to go around the moon, its all good.

This is generally going to be miserable.

So, launching from the surface of the Earth, we can do this.

William Fichtner pointing a gun in Armageddon

Weve done rendezvous missions with moving asteroids and comets.

Theres no reason for them to experience g-forces during a slingshot maneuver.

The whole time youre doing a slingshot maneuver, youre in space.

Bruce Willis with his mouth slightly agape while wearing a space suit in Armageddon

Theres hardly any gravity.

You dont feel any gravity when youre in space.

And when youre doing this slingshot maneuver around the Moon, or any object, the Moon is big.

Collage of characters from Transformers, The Rock, and Bad Boys

So its a very slow and gentle process, so you dont feel anything extra.

Affleck himself, who plays A. J.

Clearly, though,audiences were and are generally willing to forgiveArmageddon’s inaccuracies and weaker story elements.

Billy Bob Thornton looking concerned in Armageddon

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