The fact that it wasn’t all that suspended would be a problem, yes.
Hey, at least she wasn’t driving the ship. 
This was the first documented failure of a flux capacitor…
[spoiler]Manhattan, of course. :p[/spoiler]
Filming locations for
Planet of the Apes (1968)
20th Century Fox Ranch, Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA
Glen Canyon, Utah, USA
Lake Powell, Utah, USA
(crashed rocket ship)
Malibu, California, USA
(ape city, mountains, beach scenes)
Page, Arizona, USA
Westward Beach - Westward Beach Road, Malibu, California, USA
(final scene)
Zuma Beach - 30000 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA
(final scene)
wow. they are really screwed.
you don’t have to use spoiler tags for my benefit, Mr B. I know how it ends
“But Captain, this is the garden spot of Ceti Alpha 5!!”
so why do they think they’re so far from erf?
You don’t need a time machine to go forward in time. You just need to stay alive. 
They amuse me. 
Dude, WTF was up with the crazy laugh?
They’re morons? :rolleyes:
This was one of those movies I saw as a kid that made a huge impression on me. I think it freaked me a little.
Oh noes! Lightning makes the sky go negative here! :eek:
that was what sold the NRA on him!
Lying bitch GPS kept telling them to make a left every 400 parsecs…
Crazy laugh? Check.
Don’t know where you are? Check.
Here’s your gun!
Quite a pep talk Captain, thanks.
They probably should have sent more women. This is a total sausage fest.
Why would anyone even take this mission if they had loved ones?
Once Nova shows up things’ll change.
or even if they didn’t???
get back to erf, you’re a relic. don’t get back, and you’re…well, screwed 
Life! Quick, dig it up!