So, in 2008, Ultima game designer and superrich guy Richard Garriott de Cayeux took a $30 million pleasure cruise to the International Space Station. He did a bunch of cool things while he was there, the most interesting of which may be that he shot an eight-minute science-fiction horror short starring himself, astronauts Mike Fincke and Greg Chamitoff, and cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov. But we only just learned this month that Nasa had been holding back from letting the film be seen in public. From Space.com: "Apogee of Fear" is the first science-fiction movie ever made in space, Garriott said, and he would like to let the public see it. There has been some demand, with the Smithsonian Institution even asking to put the film in its permanent archives because of its historical value. But Nasa hasn't given the necessary go-ahead, according to Garriott. "Nasa has, so far, decided that since it's...
- 1/23/2012
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
By: Mike Wall
Published: 01/13/2012 04:18 Pm Est on Space
A new documentary about space tourist Richard Garriott's flight to the International Space Station is hitting theaters now, but the sci-fi movie he made aboard the orbiting lab remains under wraps.
"Man on a Mission," which opened Jan.13, chronicles Garriott's journey to the station in October 2008, a trip that cost him $30 million of his own money. While up there, the video-game designer made a playful eight-minute film called "Apogee of Fear," with some standout acting assistance from a Russian cosmonaut and two Nasa astronauts.
"Apogee of Fear" is the first science-fiction movie ever made in space, Garriott said, and he would like to let the public see it. There has been some demand, with the Smithsonian Institution even asking to put the film in its permanent archives because of its historical value.
But Nasa hasn't given the necessary go-ahead, according to Garriott.
Published: 01/13/2012 04:18 Pm Est on Space
A new documentary about space tourist Richard Garriott's flight to the International Space Station is hitting theaters now, but the sci-fi movie he made aboard the orbiting lab remains under wraps.
"Man on a Mission," which opened Jan.13, chronicles Garriott's journey to the station in October 2008, a trip that cost him $30 million of his own money. While up there, the video-game designer made a playful eight-minute film called "Apogee of Fear," with some standout acting assistance from a Russian cosmonaut and two Nasa astronauts.
"Apogee of Fear" is the first science-fiction movie ever made in space, Garriott said, and he would like to let the public see it. There has been some demand, with the Smithsonian Institution even asking to put the film in its permanent archives because of its historical value.
But Nasa hasn't given the necessary go-ahead, according to Garriott.
- 1/14/2012
- by David Freeman
- Huffington Post
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