Astronaut Butch Wilmore is shown in his extravehicular mobility unit spacesuit. The EMU suits provide environmental protection, mobility, life support and communications functions for astronauts on duty at the International Space Station.If you go
› What: “A Beautiful Planet” premiere with NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore.› When: 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 29.› Where: Tennessee Aquarium’s Imax Theater, 201 Chestnut St.› Admission: $8 aquarium members, $11.95 nonmember adult, $9.95 nonmember child.› Website: www.tnaqua.org/events-programs (online registration requested).
NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore spent a good deal of time aboard the International Space Station, serving as flight engineer for Expedition 41 and as commander on Expedition 42. While the majority of us will never experience the views he had of Earth and the galaxy, we can come close, thanks to footage he filmed while in space.
Wilmore is one of the astronauts featured in a new Imax film, “A Beautiful Planet 3D,” which is scheduled to play through summer at the Tennessee Aquarium’s Imax Theater. Wilmore will be in Chattanooga on Friday, April 29, for the Tennessee premiere of the new film, narrated by Jennifer Lawerence. As part of his visit, he’ll share his experiences in space and the role he played in capturing some of the spectacular scenes audiences will see on the giant screen.
“I was blessed to fly into space when the Imax cameras first arrived at the International Space Station,” Wilmore says in a news release. “I was the first to use these new digital cameras to view and capture the wonders of Earth from space and, oh my, what an experience.”
Presented in the new Imax With Laser projection system, “A Beautiful Planet” lets viewers see Earth from space as they never have to provide an increased understanding of our planet and its place in the galaxy.