 Somewhere at the end of the movie, John stands in front of a white  illuminated plaque, titled "In Memoriam / The scientists and  engineers who gave their lives in the pursuit of exploration" and  containing the following names: John Coates, Robert Sutherland,  David Reeves, Ying Lee, Alfredo Alvarez, Alan Crow, Lawrence  Feldman, Richard Swift. From other names, only parts are visible:  ...phen Payne, ... Masters, ...n Scott, ... Francis, ...s Keller,  ...ael Rosa... A quick analysis of these names seems to indicate  that they are real people; Robert Sutherland was Canadas first  black graduate & lawyer and a benefactor of Queens College, and  (Hazel) Ying Lee was the first Chinese