One of my favourite space missions is the Cassini mission to Saturn named after Giovanni Domenico Cassini, an Italian astronomer who discovered 4 of Saturn’s moons and noted the division in rings of Saturn now called the Cassini Division. Launched on October 15th, 1997, the probe arrived at Saturn on June 30th, 2004. Since that time, the probe has studied …
Total Solar Eclipse!
Hey Chasers! Back in 2013, I recall being awed by Brian Cox’s Wonders of the Solar System. In the first episode of the documentary series, Brian travels to Varanasi, India to witness a total solar eclipse. The footage is astounding. I had never seen anything like that in video…and certainly not in person. Howard Trottier, one of our interviewees and professor …
ThunderCon!
Hey Chasers! Last year we had the privilege of speaking at our home town of Thunder Bay for the first annual ThunderCon and we’re back again this year! Having grown up in Thunder Bay where my geekdom came alive to late nights watching Star Trek and stargazing with my grandfather at lake Shebandowan, I am so excited about this convention. …
Thinking of the Space Coast Tonight
Right now, Hurricane Matthew is making landfall on Florida. It is predicted to be the only full strength hurricane to hit the US since 2005 and possibly the worst to hit the Space Coast ever. A state of emergency for Florida and South Carolina has already been declared. Since starting Chasing Atlantis, we’ve made nearly a dozen trips down to …
Happy Star Trek 50th Anniversary
Hey Chasers! Yesterday marked Star Trek’s 50th birthday! September 8th 1966 saw the first episode of Trek as we know it now with Kirk, Spock…and Bones…though he took that day off. Star Trek has been an enormous inspiration in my life. Trek was what first brought my heart and mind to the stars. Some of my earliest memories are of …
We’re on StarTrek.com!
In a stellar surprise today, my friend Jenn called into my office saying “Did you know Chasing Atlantis is on the StarTrek.com website today!?” It took me a moment to realize what I was seeing. And there we are an article about Chasing and the awesome Trek family members that have been a part of our film including Rod Roddenberry, …
Hours Until Juno Arrives at Jupiter
Hey Chasers, Typically we’ll post production updates here, but every so often a piece of space news occurs that is so awesome I want to ensure we share it.
Behind the Scenes with Star Trek Continues
Hey Chasers! I’ve always dreamed of stepping through the screen onto the bridge of the star ship Enterprise. Well, I had that opportunity recently because of a gracious invitation from the cast and crew of Star Trek Continues.
Remembering One of Our Most Incredible Interviews: Bill Nye
Facebook reminded us that it was 3 years ago today we were surprised by a phone call from Bill Nye The Science Guy which led to this amazing photo and an awesome interview for Chasing Atlantis. I had finished a call with Bill’s agent thinking that there was no way this was going to actually happen. With the size of …
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2015 In Review: Sky’s Calling – and 2016: Chasing’s Completion
Hello Chasers! 2015 was one of the most incredible years for our project. (I have been remiss in updating all of you. I will speak more about my absence at the end.) Each year that we have worked on the film, I look back and think “well…it can’t get any more amazing!” This past year, the film’s themes became clearer, …