Destiny in Space

Destiny in Space
Directed by	Ben Burtt Phyllis Ferguson James Neihouse Gail Singer
Produced by	Graeme Ferguson
Written by	Toni Myers
Starring	Roberta Bondar Eric DeJong Ronald Grabe David Hilmers Ulf Merbold Stephen Oswald William Readdy Lyman Spitzer Norman Thagard
Narrated by	Leonard Nimoy
Music by	Micky Erbe Maribeth Solomon
Cinematography	David Douglas James Neihouse
Edited by	Toni Myers
Distributed by	IMAX Corporation
Release dates	1994
Running time	40 min.
Country	USA
Language	English

Destiny in Space is a 70mm Canadian IMAX documentary film released in 1994. The film was written by Toni Myers, directed by Academy Award-winner Ben Burtt, and narrated by Leonard Nimoy.

The film is a showcase of the daily lives of astronauts in space, as they fix instruments and take measurements. The film includes two space shuttle launches and several cargo bay scenes, including an astronaut repairing the Hubble space telescope. CGI recreations of the surface of Venus and Mars based on satellite data from JPL are also featured. The film looks at the future of human space exploration and what future generations might accomplish in the years to come.

Four filmmakers contributed to directing the film. Director/cinematographer James Neihouse was the cinematographer for Blue Planet, The Dream Is Alive, Michael Jordan to the Max and other IMAX features. Burtt, aside from his lengthy and impressive list of sound crew credits, directed both Destiny and Blue Planet. Toni Myers edited several IMAX pictures, including L5: First City in Space, Hail Columbia! and others.

DVD

Destiny In Space is presented in 1.33:1 full frame and contains a Dolby Digital 5.1 presentation. A nine-minute making-of featurette is included in the extras, with the theatrical trailer and general IMAX trailer.

External links

• Official IMAX web site
• Destiny in Space at IMDb