On Wednesday, Feb. 19, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., will present a free screening of its newest documentary film, "The Stuff of Dreams," the story of the early days of NASA's Voyager mission. The screening will take place at 7:30 p.m. at Caltech's Beckman Auditorium and is open to the public.
Recently, NASA announced that the Voyager 1 spacecraft -- after some 35 years of space travel with JPL at the helm back on Earth -- reached interstellar space, the space between the stars. The historic event marked the first time a human-made object had ever ventured beyond the breath of our sun's wind. What isn't widely known is that the mission almost didn't happen.
A new JPL-produced documentary, "The Stuff of Dreams," describes the challenges mission managers and JPL faced in developing and launching the twin Voyager spacecraft and operating them during encounters with Jupiter and Saturn. Through first-hand accounts from those who were there, the film shows how the mission and JPL survived times of uncertainty and debate about the future of the U.S. space program and managed to fly the smartest spacecraft of that age on the most ambitious planetary tour ever designed.
For more information about the screening, visit: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/stuffofdreams/. Note: Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
More information about NASA's Voyager spacecraft, which are still making their way farther into space after more than 35 years in operation, can be found at: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/.
Contact:
Jia-Rui Cook, 818-354-0850 |
