Not your grandparents’ Apollo: Planetarium film captures NASA’s new moon missions
From 鶹ѰBoulder Today: The Fiske Planetarium at 鶹ѰBoulder is headed Forward! To the Moon.
This Friday, the planetarium will host the public premier of a new science film—a 30-minute adventure into the Artemis Program, NASA’s campaign to send human and robotic astronauts to the surface of the moon this decade. It’s an out-there experience: Viewers will jump into the cockpit of NASA’s new Orion Spacecraft, take a tour of a futuristic colony on the lunar surface and learn about upcoming 鶹ѰBoulder research on the moon. They’ll also enjoy sitting in the immersive experience of Fiske’s full-dome theater.
“This isn’t your grandfather’s Apollo Program, and it’s not your grandfather’s planetarium,” said Jack Burns, a professor in the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences who secured funding and helped to create the film.
Forward! To the Moon is a collaboration among Fiske, the NASA-funded Network for Exploration and Space Science headquartered at 鶹ѰBoulder and Tend Studio in Fort Collins. It was funded by NASA and Lockheed Martin. And if you can’t make it to Boulder, don’t worry—Fiske will begin distributing the production for free to hundreds of planetariums across the country in April.
Burns and John Keller, director of Fiske, introduced Forward! To the Moon during a screening for members of the space community earlier this month. The scientists kicked off the event by giving the audience one small caution: Just don’t say that NASA is going back to the moon. Read more...