Remembering Carl Sagan

January is approaching.

Geeky as it may be, one of my favorite things to do toward the end of the month is flip the pages on all my various astrophotograpahy calendars. People know I’m into that kind of thing so I tend to have several going at once. One of my friends was kind enough to already get me one in anticipation of 2013. Anyhow, in counting down the days on the calendar in my office, it reminded me with important dates marked out, that today is the anniversary of  legendary Carl Sagan’s passing

Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan

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Chris Hadfield’s Launch Imminent

Hey Chasers,

Paul, Chasing’s Director and Jenny Chan, who has partnered up with on several Chasing Adventures now, are presently in Montreal and will be filming tomorrow’s media event at the Canadian Space Agency observing Chris Hadfield’s launch to the International Space Station. Hadfield’s mission will last 5 months and he is scheduled to take over as commander of the station this March. He will be the first Canadian to command a space vessel.

Stay tuned to our site for updates as well at Twitter for images coming in live from the event. You can also watch both the media event as well as the launch from the Canadian Space Agency’s Website here: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/webcast.asp  The webcast begins at 6:45 EST December 19th 

-Matthew

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Chris Hadfield During our Interview with him for Chasing Atlantis Credit: Melanie Godecki

One End brings a New Beginning

Hey Fellow Chasers!

Well thank you so much for all your support, contributions, and the belief in this film. Last night, at the conclusion of our 47 day IndieGoGo campaign we raised $5610. We want to post a thank you video today, but it will have to wait until later this week because today our production crew heads to Montreal to start filming our next round of interviews, this time at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

Tomorrow, Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield is riding a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) and we were invited to the CSA media event starting bright and early tomorrow morning. Chris Hadfield will be the first Canadian to take command of the ISS. We’re really excited for this opportunity and we wish Chris all the best as he chases after his dream. You can watch the entire event beginning at 6:45am (EST) on the CSA’s live webcast:

http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/webcast.asp

Thank you again. All of this is made possible by you, our generous friends. Stay tuned for more information on twitter, our Facebook page, or our website.

www.twitter.com/chasingatlantis.
www.facebook.com/chasingatlantis
www.chasingatlantis.com

God Speed, Atlantis!
The crew of Chasing Atlantis

6 Hour Remaining!!!

Hey fellow Chasers! We’re on our last few hours of our IndieGoGo campaign. So far we have raised $5265. Help us reach $5500. We’re almost there!

http://igg.me/p/264131

Your contributions go a long way for us to get key interviews and footage necessary for our film. SPOILER ALERT: These funds are already enabling our production team to head to Montreal for a series of interviews at the Canadian Space Agency; but more of that to come in tomorrow’s blog post!

And just remember if you SHARE our campaign link with your friends (heck even your enemies) you could win a ticket for a chance to go to space. Who wouldn’t want a chance to go to space.

Check out our previous blog post to find out more info about this:

I Dream of Space Weekend Challenge for IndieGoGo

– Paul

I Dream of Space Weekend Challenge for IndieGoGo

Hey Team!

Between the time of this post (10:00AM PST) and the close of our IndieGoGo campaign on the 18th of December, sharing our campaign link online will enter you into a chance to win a ticket from I Dream of Space.

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I Dream of Space is an incredible project created by founder Reuben Metcalfe for those of us non-astronauts who wanted a shot at the stars.  You can purchase raffle tickets from their site for a suborbital flight. Flights would typically run between 100 – 200K dollars. Entering the raffle normally costs $10 but you have the chance for a free raffle entry just by sending out our campaign link. If using twitter or FB just be sure to @ us so that we know you sent it. If a blog post, just ping back to the www.chasingatlantis.wordpress.com website. Winners will be announced on Christmas Eve! Yay!

The IndieGoGo Campaign short link is: http://igg.me/p/264131

Be sure to check out I Dream of Space’s Website or their promo video below

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-Matthew

New Cast Page Shows Off Our Interviews

Hey Team!

We just updated the site to include our “CAST” page that can be found here http://chasingatlantis.wordpress.com/the-cast/

The page gives a sampling of the interviews that we have conducted to date. Going  through the list to see just how many incredible people we have had the pleasure of meeting was a great way to reflect on everything that has transpired since we left to go see Atlantis’ launch. When we first set out on the journey, I don’t think we realized just how many interviews we would end up conducting both formal as well as spontaneous. The whole project has been worth it for this experience alone; a chance to meet astronauts, actors, writers, engineers, inventors and dreamers.

This update to the site is part of an overhaul to the IndieGoGo campaign page to help us have the strongest last week as we possibly can! If you haven’t already seen our fundraising campaign through IndieGoGo, check us out at www.indiegogo.com/chasingatlantis 

Cheers,

Matthew

IndieGoGo Update from Producer Matt Cimone

Our IndieGoGo campaign has two weeks left. We would like to thank all those who have joined in our campaign and are helping us bring the new interviews, story developments, and an original score to reality. If you haven’t had the chance to participate, join us by clicking on this link, selecting your perk, and becoming part of the community that is Chasing Atlantis.

– Paul