A second golden age of space has quietly dawned on us, with new hope for humanity as a spacefaring species. Space: The New Frontier, a new documentary made for IMAX and Giant Screen theaters, ventures behind the scenes of some of the most promising space technologies and missions of our time, giving audiences a first look into the not-so-distant future.
Space: The New Frontier opens at the RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium this Saturday, October 11. In the quest to make human spaceflight for ordinary citizens accessible & affordable within a decade, leading innovators, entrepreneurs, engineers, and daredevils have begun racing towards the unknown. From self-assembling habitats, commercial space stations, and launching rockets without fuel to build the Lunar Gateway to deep space, history is in the making as we speak. “You will rarely find yourself so immersed in the human need to explore outer space than in this Giant Screen experience,” shared Jim Bader, Strasenburgh Planetarium Director. Filmed in 8K and shown in full-dome format, there’s nothing like being in the front seat to witness a massive-scale launch of Artemis I.
This film makes science fiction feel like tangible reality, with a familiar narrator, none other than Chris Pine—Star Trek’s Captain Kirk. “I remember seeing these shows [in] IMAX when I was a kid, so to be a part of it is a real blessing, and I can’t wait to inspire kids,” says Pine, a supporter of Children’s Hospital and The Orchid Foundation, a mentorship and scholarship program for underserved girls. Pine’s credits also include Wonder Woman, Hell or High Water, Don’t Worry Darling, and his 2023 feature film Poolman, which marked his directorial debut.
Also among the film’s stars are real-life astronaut Victor Glover and space architect Ariel Ekblaw. Glover will become the first Black man to fly around the moon, while piloting only the second crewed flight to the Moon since the Apollo missions more than 50 years ago. MIT alum Ekblaw is co-founder and CEO of Aurelia Institute, a nonprofit space architecture R&D lab, education and outreach center, and policy hub dedicated to building humanity’s future in space.
Space: The New Frontier is from the executive producers of Journey to Space, a Giant Screen classic that surpassed an audience reach of 6 million across 140 institutional theaters worldwide, and still counting.
Space: The New Frontier is produced by Definition Studios Australia, and distributed by K2 Studios in IMAX®/Giant Screen and other specialty theaters located in science centers, museums, and other cultural destinations and attractions worldwide.
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