Some 220 miles above Earth lies the International Space Station, a one-of-a-kind outer space laboratory that 16 nations came together to build. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this extraordinary structure in this spectacular IMAX film. Viewers will blast off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center and the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia for this incredible journey — IMAX’s first-ever space film. Tom Cruise narrates.
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Apollo 8: Christmas at the Moon
The first effort to send human beings to the Moon coincides during Christmastime on Earth.
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Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon
All of the necessary technologies required to reach the Moon was first tested during Project Gemini, which comprised of ten missions in the mid-1960s.
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Apollo 17: Final Footprints On The Moon
The Apollo 17 mission was the final opportunity to collect first hand information about the history and origin of the Moon. This film looks at this historic mission through the eyes of those who participated in it. Including Commander Eugene Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, and Command Module Pilot Ron Evans.
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The Astronaut Farmer
Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he’s an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn – one he’s built and wants to take into space. It’s his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred.
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers’s ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the swingin’ ’60s himself – with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell – to stop the dastardly plan. Once there, Austin faces off against Dr. Evil’s army of minions to try to save the world in his own unbelievably groovy way.
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First Moonwalk: The Restored Apollo 11 EVA
The complete Apollo 11 moonwalk television as restored by NASA and Lowry Digital in 2009-2010. Assembled from multiple feeds and sources, each chosen as the best quality record of the EVA, it is the result of several years of search and work on the part of a team of Apollo veterans and volunteers working together to create the very best presentation possible of one of history’s great moments of exploration.
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The Eagle Has Landed: The Flight of Apollo 11
A 1969 documentary on the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon made by NASA, telling the story of the historic first landing of men on the Moon in July, 1969. It depicts the principal highlight events of the mission from launching through post-recovery activities of Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Through television, motion picture and still photography, the film provides an “eye-witness” perspective of the Apollo 11 mission.