Open AccessHubble 3D : A Science and Hollywood Collaboration Made (Nearly) in Heaven
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2010eo140003
Subject(s) - hollywood , drama , heaven , art history , art , ceremony , visual arts , studio , hubble space telescope , shot (pellet) , apollo , history , literature , astronomy , physics , archaeology , stars , chemistry , organic chemistry , zoology , biology
Just 2 days after the 2010 Academy Awards® ceremony in early March bestowed Oscars® for motion picture achievements, NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver touted a new film about the Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble 3D , for best drama, special effects, screenplay, actors and actress, and director and producer. The 43‐minute IMAX and Warner Brothers Pictures production, which opened in theaters on 19 March, is an example of the ability of Hollywood and the science community to partner in providing a dynamic educational and entertaining product, according to a number of people associated with the film. Sharing the red carpet at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., with astronauts and others to mark the world premiere, Garver said the film shows the drama of the astronauts' efforts to repair the telescope while traveling 17,000 miles per hour and performing grueling space walks (see Figure 1). “We have literally opened our eyes on the universe through this telescope,” she said. “This is a taxpayer‐funded agency, and we are giving back to the public the very story that they paid for.”