Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 7 – 8 p.m. EDT

In the early 1980s, IMAX, NASA, Lockheed Martin, and the National Air and Space Museum came together to create the first ever filmed-in-space large format movie, The Dream is Alive, which was released in June 1985. Sequences for the movie were filmed during three Space Shuttle missions in 1984, including STS-41D, the first mission of Discovery, using 2D cameras, including one now in the Museum’s collection. Astronauts were trained to work like cinematographers and even changed film for the camera while in space. The result wowed moviegoers as it immersed them in the experience of spaceflight for the first time. It continues to stand as a landmark in filmmaking.

Join Dr. Jennifer Levasseur, curator for astronaut cameras, chronographs, and the Space Shuttle, in discussion with James Neihouse, IMAX cinematographer, and Marsha Sue Ivins, a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this remarkable film.

This program is reserved for members of the National Air and Space Society. There is no charge to attend, but registration is required.