Escaping from the Nostromo
Late in the film, the four surviving crew members weigh their options. Lambert wants to get into the shuttle and abandon the Nostromo, but Ripley reminds her that the shuttle will take only three people. Here's what I don't get. Early in the film, the crew get into a very big ship that breaks off from the Nostromo and goes down to explore the alien planet. They they return in that same ship to the Nostromo. That "sub-ship" is huge and easily accommodates all the crew. So, in that late scene in the film, why is the three-person shuttle the only option for getting off the Nostromo?
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