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Release Date:
January 14, 2012
Original Title:
Space Junk 3D
Alternate Titles:
IMAX: Space Junk
IMAX: Space Junk 3D
Space Junk
人造災劫 3D
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Melrae Pictures
Red Barn Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 38
50 years after launching our dreams into space, we’re left with a troubling legacy: a growing ring of orbiting debris that threatens the safety of earth’s orbits. SPACE JUNK is a visually explosive journey of discovery that weighs the solutions aimed at restoring our planet’s orbits. Experience mind-boggling collisions, both natural and man-made. Soar for the stunning depths of Meteor Crater to an unprecedented view of our increasingly crowded orbits – 22,000 miles above earth. Join us as foremost expert Don Kessler, the “Father of Space Junk,” guides us through the challenges we face in protecting them, forging a new age of space discovery.
Art Direction:
Bruce Shibley
Director:
Melissa R. Butts
Director of Photography:
Peter Anderson
Reed Smoot
Editor:
Carl N. Jacobs
Executive Producer:
Bob Butts
Camille Stokes
Original Music Composer:
Tom Hambleton
Producer:
Kimberly A. Rowe
Melissa R. Butts
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