Not your grandparents’ Apollo: Planetarium film captures NASA’s new moon missions
From CU 51´«Ă˝ Today: The Fiske Planetarium at CU 51´«Ă˝ 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 CU 51´«Ă˝ 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 CU 51´«Ă˝ and Tend Studio in Fort Collins. It was funded by NASA and Lockheed Martin. And if you can’t make it to 51´«Ă˝, 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...
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