simulant

The agency tested the legs on lunar simulant test beds on Earth to ensure that the lander could tolerate a high vertical velocity of three meters per second—and even a horizontal velocity of one meter per second if it were to touch down askew.

Whenever it tries to go for action, “Simulant” comes up short, and the pounding score by Blitz//Berlin does not help — nobody will mistake this for “Blade Runner.”

The melters will be tested using first a nonradioactive waste simulant and then radioactive waste before the facility is turned over for waste-treatment operations.

Robbie Amell heads an ace cast in “Simulant,” a science-fiction drama touching on some of the same themes as movies such as “A.I.” and “Blade Runner.”

But despite all the familiar faces, “Simulant” still feels too bare-bones.