When the Security Force men are shot on the bridge by Smith with a zat, the second guard reacts to the zat blast before he is shot.
Major Carter is trying to burn through a metal door with a plasma cutter. A large thumbprint in the upper left hand corner of the face shield window disappears between shots.
At 30:14, when the Prometheus is beginning its ascent, Carter is shown struggling against a strong wind apparently caused by the fact the level she's on is not pressurized. In fact, this only happens when a pressurized compartment is suddenly depressurized at a very high altitude or in the vacuum of space.
The reality is that when an unpressurized aircraft takes off from the ground and climbs through the atmosphere it steadily equalizes with the outside air pressure, without any dramatic wind or noise. The occupants would simply pass out from lack of oxygen.
The reality is that when an unpressurized aircraft takes off from the ground and climbs through the atmosphere it steadily equalizes with the outside air pressure, without any dramatic wind or noise. The occupants would simply pass out from lack of oxygen.
When Major Carter was locked inside the storage area of the Prometheus (at about 21 minutes), she is using an audio analyzer to communicate. Such a piece of equipment neither transmits nor receives radio frequencies and would not make any communication possible, unless it was wi-fi enabled, in order to log the data that it records.
The 'X' designation should be a 'Y' or 'YF'. X planes are research vehicles used to test various new concepts. The 'Y' designator is for prototypes of a new series. (The 'F' designator is for fighters.)
As Major Carter approaches her Volvo, she uses her remote keyless entry transmitter to unlock the doors, yet, when she arrives on the driver's side to open the door and is approached by the reporter, the rear window is down and she tosses her bag through it. Remote control keys can be used to open or close car windows.
When Sam makes contact with Major Davis, she states that she is on deck 7. The major tells her that the sub-light engine controls are above her, on deck 8. This would make the numbering of the ship bottom to top, which seems unlikely, unless the decks are numbered the same was as the floors of buildings.