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 (1994)
Running time
40 minutes
Country United States
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.

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