IMAX and NASA teamed up to create the Warner Brothers film Hubble 3D , which is ready to launch on the really big screen of your favorite IMAX or IMAX 3D theatre between March and August 2010.





The NASA STS-125 mission sent a team of hardy and well-skilled astronauts into orbit about the Earth, about 350 miles (565 kilometers) above the planet's surface, in order to make some delicate repairs and perform much-needed servicing to the ailing Hubble Space Telescope ( HST ).The STS-125 team onboard the space shuttle Atlantis included commander Scott D. Altman, pilot Gregory C. Johnson; and mission specialists K. Megan McArthur, John M. Grunsfeld, Michael J. Massimino, Michael T. Good, and Andrew J. Feustel.The May 2009 mission to Hubble involving IMAX is highlighted in the iTWire article ' Hubble repair mission to be on IMAX 3-D .'The article mentions,Several IMAX 3-D cameras went along on the mission so astronauts (space cinematographers, one might say) could film the sequence of events that now is allowing the Hubble Space Telescope to continue its mission to explore strange new worlds and to see what humans have not seen before out there in the Universe.

Page two continues with information on where to see the space film Hubble 3D.









Directed by Toni Myers, the Hubble 3D film was introduced to the general public at the South By Southwest Film Festival (March 12-21, 2010) in Austin, Texas, during the past weekend in March.

The 43-minute long space documentary film will now go to forty IMAX and IMAX 3D theaters beginning on Friday, March 19, and than to over 100 theater locations beginning in August 2010.



The March 15, 2010 Reuters article "'Hubble 3D' a thrilling Imax ride into space' states, 'One watches in agonizing detail as the astronauts undertake the treacherous jobs of dealing with stuck or stripped bolts and intricate installations, all performed by space walkers with only their suits between them and instant death.'



And, 'In 3D, believe me, you are there. But here are the money shots: The telescope's new Wide Field Camera and infrared eye can look at-- and shoot -- stars, gas and dust 2.5 million light years out. Taking those photos and using advanced computer visualization, the film whisks viewers on scientifically realistic flights through time and space.'



Check out more about Hubble 3D at the IMAX website 'Change Your View of Our Universe.' Be prepared for an irregular countdown (10 ... 9 ............ 8 .. 7......... 6 ... 5 ............ 4 and, well, you know the rest!).

Page three provides some quotes from astronauts Altman and Massimino, and director Myers.











After seeing the film on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at the movie's world premiere from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (Washington, D.C.), U.S. astronaut Scott Altman , the commander of the STS-125 shuttle mission, stated,[Space.com: ' Smithsonian Rolls Out Red Carpet for Hubble 3D Premiere ']

And, U.S. director Toni Myers, who directed, produced, and edited the Hubble 3D film, also stated while attending the premiere, "I think any film that flies you to the edge of the observable universe is ... a new achievement." [Space.com]

U.S. astronaut Michael J. Massimino, one of the spacewalkers on the STS-125 Hubble mission, also commented on why this film is so important: "Probably the only frustrating thing about flying in space, or sad thing, is that you can't share everything that you see there with everybody. This format gives us an excellent opportunity to share this experience with many people." [Space.com]

