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FACT SHEET FOR SPACE STATION THE NEW LOCKHEED MARTIN-SPONSORED IMAX®3D FILM


SPACE STATION FILMING FACTS:

  • Between December 1998 and July 2001, more than 69,000 feet, or 13 miles of 65mm film will have been flown into space for filming of SPACE STATION
  • The new IMAX 3D film, SPACE STATION is being filmed at 17,500 miles per hour as the International Space Station (ISS) orbits Earth. The Earth's surface is rotating about its axis at 1,532 feet per second at the equator, and the planet zips around the sun at more than 18 miles per second!
  • Construction of the International Space Station is scheduled for completion in 2006. The first-ever IMAX®3D space film, SPACE STATION is scheduled for completion in 2002
  • When completed in 2006, the International Space Station will have a wingspan of 365 ft, and a length of 262 ft. If all the film shot for SPACE STATION were placed end to end on the wingspan, it would go back and forth 189 times!
  • To shoot one minute in 3D takes twice as many feet of film as 2D. Fact: 336 feet of 70mm/15 perforated film is equal to one minute of screen time in 2D, but only 30 seconds when shot with the IMAX 3D space cameras.


IMAX 3D CAMERA FACTS:

  • Two 3D cameras went to space for the making of SPACE STATION:
  • The In-Cabin Camera (interior camera, called IMAX3D) will have remained on Space Station for 337 days between September 13, 2000 and August 16, 2001.
  • The Cargo Bay camera (exterior camera, called IMAX® ICBC3D) was bolted into position within the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle, and has traveled up & down on three different shuttle missions.
  • The Cargo Bay IMAX®3D Camera holds 5400 ft, more than one mile, (or 1645 meters) of film.


IMAX FILM PROJECTOR FACTS:

  • The light from an IMAX projector, if pointed up towards space from Earth, could be seen with the naked eye from the International Space Station.


ASTRONAUT FACTS:

  • Twenty-five astronauts were trained to use the IMAX 3D cameras for this film to chronicle for history the building of the International Space Station
  • Astronauts are trained for jobs outside their special skill set. As part of their cross-training, some astronauts were trained for both cameras, some for only one; some were trained for interior camera lighting, some were trained for sound and some were trained on all IMAX equipment.
  • To achieve necessary film angles in the first-ever IMAX®3D space film, SPACE STATION, astronauts acted as human dollies.


INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FACTS:

  • With the participation of 16 countries, the International Space Station is a truly international space project.
  • "Zarya" means "Dawn" in Russian, and is the name of the first ISS component, the Russian Functional Cargo Block.
  • "Unity" is the name of the U.S. Node and was the second ISS component.
  • "Canadarm2" is the name of the Canadian-built giant robotic arm that can "walk" around the Space Station.
  • "Destiny" is the name of the U.S. lab module.
  • "Leonardo," "Rafaello," and "Donatello" are the names of the Italian-built multi-purpose logistics modules that contain scientific equipment racks for the U.S. lab, "Destiny."


IMAX FACTS:

  • More than 70 million people worldwide visit an IMAX theatre every year.
  • With screens over six stories high and 12,500 watts of surround-sound, the IMAX experience is the most powerful, captivating and realistic film experience.
  • IMAX film uses the largest film frame in the motion picture industry. It has 10 times the picture area of conventional 35 mm film frame.



Daily Departures to SPACE STATION Begin Spring 2002
For more information, contact Diane Murphy, Federal City Communications Corporation.

Tel: 202-662-1280; 626-429-0709;
or in Los Angeles: 323-467-1455,
e-mail: fedcity@aol.com
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