This is KPBS mid-day edition. I am marring Kavanaugh. ________________________________________ The dream of humans exploring space isn't that. In fact, Neuville met ribbon scientist or makes case entering new era of exploration. Journey to space is a giant screen film which focuses on the plans and programs being developed by NASA to take humans farther into space than ever before. As it happens, San Diego Aerospace industry is playing major role in developing technology that will allow astronauts to travel to Mars and beyond and returned back to Earth. Joining me or mark cringing, writer and Director of journey to space. Mark, what to the program. ________________________________________ Thank you. Would appear. ________________________________________ [Indiscernible] onboard of natural spaces spent Society. ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Marked cringing caught when this film got started, you said it was supposed to be only a celebration of the space shuttle program but it'd up as more than that. What changed the focus? P-mac there was interest in making a large or met film went space shuttles retired in 2012 there quickly when we started doing the research for the project, we realized with American public, in general, had little idea NASA still has programs going on that the international space community in general is working towards going into deep space. Nobody knew about that. We quickly decided we needed to raise more money and expand the scope to first of all, celebrate space shuttle and international space Asian making possible. Also showed here and now what to do to get humans into deep space. Mark cleansing did you have background or learning experience for you? S-mac very much learning experience for me as documenter talk -- documentary film maker. Learning curve and what I like about it. I get to go to school and get paid for it. Made a particular effort to hire an editor who is a space not and also other researchers and even a music composer today. ________________________________________ Give us an idea of what we will see in the film. ________________________________________ The film has three major components. First of all, it celebrates the space shuttle and how I captured our imagination and helped build ISS, international space Station which would not have been possible without. And then we film footage of what NASA and other space entities are doing in the here and now to develop hardware to go to deep space. Finally, we is a very accurate and JPL and NASA vetted a computer-generated imagery on special effects show with the very first manned mission to Mars will look like, or ice it's a human mission to Mars look like. ________________________________________ Mark Barthelemy, you're the Board of the national space Society. Is special space Society connected to NASA? ________________________________________ And it's origins a bit. One of our forefathers of national space Society was [Indiscernible] jetway responsible for creating the Saturn five rocket that took APOLLO to the moon. Aside from that, we worked together a bit on educational outreach. We have a joint program for high school students around the world where students design space settlement somewhere in the solar system. Aside from that, we are a non-profit organization that speaks to foster space faring future for humanity. Our digit is for people not to just explore space right now but really living and driving there in the future. To effect that, these day we organize campaigns all capital here. We do a lot of public outreach by publishing our magazine ad Astra. We do not reach online. We have chapters around the country and around the world. Have annual conference. Two years You go it was a La Jolla. This year it is in Toronto. We generally advocate on behalf of of current commercial ventures that foster the pursuit of space and space-exploration such as space-based solar power. And space tourism industry. One of the most important parts of our mission is education. Space is inherently a multi generational Enterprise. All of these things we envision we have to get the younger generations interested. Interested and motivated. We have to show them the trajectories through education and through the careers that would, perhaps, allow them to be the first person walking on Mars or walking on [Indiscernible] or any of these things. We have a number of programs that have a global reach. I mentioned designing space settlement and a number of other ones as well. ________________________________________ Yes, you must be crazy about the idea of a film like this that actually shows people what it might look like. ________________________________________ Right. ________________________________________ To live on another planet. ________________________________________ That's exactly right. If you are a parent or educator of any sort, to some extent, if you have a plan to hope your child to get involved in its kind of like you want them to appreciate classical music, lets I. You want them to take up violent. If you only play Beethoven for them, that's amazing but no pathway for them. If you only show them the instruction book on how to plan violent, maybe not as exciting. We see what we do in our educational efforts as taking an existing interest and existing compulsion to pursue space and space related sciences and channeling that in useful direction and give them useful things too do. This movie is exactly the kind of thing that candles that passion. That's why we are excited to be supporting this movie. ________________________________________ And Mark cleansing did you get that idea along in making a film that you could be presenting something that would inspire people to become part of these space rent. And, indeed, part of science in general? ________________________________________ The role of these giant screed documentary films since they pay @-at-sign-at sign centers, museums had to have educational aversive component. We knew this was the perfect storm. I like to take credit for all of the success but it is the right film at the right time. It's when you have something as compelling as space-exploration it is so easy to capture hearts in my the gum people. Will particular character cut woman named Lindsay [Indiscernible] who designed space suits. She visited space Center at four years old and is a picture of her behind one of the mockups looking at the astronaut. At that point in time sheet pick a career in space. It is very easy to see how they could be involved. ________________________________________ Not always to see how young people could be involved because we haven't had a big exciting manned space journey for quite some time as perhaps if you are of another generation you remember the astronaut going to the moon or astronaut going onto these explorations. We haven't seen up or longtime. ________________________________________ Absolutely. Almost all astronauts I interviewed for possible inclusion in this film stated their early childhood visions of seeing the first steps on the moon. That generation now has passed so that we need new ways to inspire the next generation of space explores. I wanted too do that. Again, although I applaud mark Bartholomew of being involved deep in space that this wanted to come inspire people with the first steps will fill like. ________________________________________ Also mark Bartholomew, this week, I remember seeing this report to President Obama posted special science winners at White House. Him wondering, is there a sense of her years of making lagging in science education that American kids are getting excited about science and space again? ________________________________________ Of like to think so. I'm not 16 myself but we are On the CUSP of really exciting era in terms of space-exploration. You have space X at the moment working and doing everything they can to design the next-generation of crafts that are going to be able to take someone and take them to Mars. We have new breakthroughs happening all the time in 3D printing and all of these other fields, even being able to 3D print organs and things like that. I think these things that are visual and captivating as some sort of distant in point, maybe not so distant but some sort of in point that could serve as a shiny bobble to dangle at the end inside, this is incredible. What we need too do in terms of education or in terms of learning with students if so them some sort of pathway. Show them the trajectory that takes them from where they fit right now to where they can be a part of building the future that we are today. ________________________________________ And Mark [Indiscernible] don't want to forget San Diego's [Indiscernible] no space and space bar their grading logic they designed to be involved in future a space travel companies contributed to the new Orion spacecraft. Is about right? ________________________________________ That's right. On commercial level, here in San Diego -- Southern California in general is really the Silicon Valley of space. Appeared Mohave Valley is where all of the exciting sort of, I do want to call citizen space, but space startups are taking root. Ear in San Diego, we have a history of being involved in space both or defense purposes and now for space-exploration purposes as well. There is a company called San Diego Composite that I think they have manufactured something like over 1000 parts that have been used in the Lockheed Martin Ryan craft featured in the journey to space film. There are -- there is a comic called by a set up in Carlsbad that operates giant -- some of the biggest communication satellites in the world that enable Internet for both commercial and military purposes. Even aside from commercial stuff, we have a lot going on on educational site here in San Diego is well. Two of the most aggressive student rocket programs are at here on this campus SDS you is a great rocket club that is, I believe, working on developing liquid rockets which is a very advanced thing too do a general but particularly at collegiate level. Also UCSD up in La Jolla have a Triton rocket club and at collegiate space race with USC and they are trying to be the first college team to launch a rocket to space. ________________________________________ Well. Mark printing, the last question has to go to you. Is you been concentrating and concentrating on the people in NASA and so for trying to make these new journeys into space happen, is there a time frame? To the timeline they are following for human mission to Mars? P-mac NASA states eight time frame. Chars Bolton, of illustrator to NASA has said numerous times will get to Mars. Nestled put someone to Mars and 2030s. That's a broad window but under current finding or, brads, a little better. Main messages it is much simpler than most people think I defaulted to see what is on the other side of the mountain is not going to die. We are going to continue and it is a matter of priority but it's going to have a. ________________________________________ I really do have to stop because I have to tell everybody the film, journey to space, opens to the public this Friday at the Rubin spines center does have been speaking to the two marks Mark Crenzine [Indiscernible] and mark Salomé on board of directors to space Society. ________________________________________ Thank you. ________________________________________ Thank you. ________________________________________ Coming up, we continue with mid-day additional KPBS FM.
A new film debuting at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center this week makes the case that dreams of space exploration didn't end with the end of the NASA Space Shuttle program.
"Journey to Space" is a film focusing on the plans and programs being developed by NASA to take humans farther into space than ever before. The film is also meant to inspire a new generation of people to dream of new horizons in space.
Mark Krenzien, who wrote and directed the film, said the film focuses on three components: the Space Shuttle program, what NASA is doing now and the future, including a visit to Mars.
Krenzien told KPBS Midday Edition on Wednesday he was inspired to make the film because many people thought space exploration ended when the Space Shuttle program closed.
“The international space community, in general, is working toward going into deep space. But we also showed here and now what we’re doing to get humans back into deep space again,” said Krenzien who has written three other documentaries including “Love Behind Bars.”
Mark Barthelemy, board member of the nonprofit National Space Society, said the group hopes to further educate the public about space exploration.
“Our vision is of people not just exploring space, but really living and thriving there in the future,” Barthelemy said. “Space is inherently a multi-generational enterprise. And all of these things that we envision, we have to get the younger generations interested and motivated.”
San Diego has a history in the aeronautics and space technology industries. Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis was built in San Diego in 1927, and local companies contributed to the recent launch of the Orion spacecraft.
Krenzien’s film opens at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center on Friday. Admission prices to the IMAX theater and the museum are $14.95 to $28.95. For more information, go to rhfleet.org.
