Hey Chasers, Happy Valentine’s Day! Following our last post, which found us in Toronto, we headed over to Montreal to film at our own Canadian Space Agency. The CSA has been in the news a great deal lately with Chris Hadfield’s launch to the International Space Station in December. Paul was able to capture the launch celebration at the CSA …
North America Tour!
Hey Chasers, So we are headed back on the road in a few days. Each time that we think Chasing has wrapped production, another amazing opportunity opens up. This is actually shaping up to be our most epic filming journey yet. Here is what we have lined up: Starting in Toronto, I’m giving a speech at the University of Toronto …
Chasing Atlantis Team on Florida Local 840 Radio Today
Hey Team! Paul and I will be doing a radio interview on Local 840 Radio “Your Local Space Coast Connection” at 5:10 EST today. You can stream the broad cast here: http://www.local840.com Cheers! 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 …
An Awesome Time for Space Geeks Like Us
Hey fellow Chasers, Earlier this week I have been reflecting on the time in which we live. It is an amazing time for space geeks like us. 15 years ago the capabilities on the internet weren’t nearly as expansive as they are today. Heck, five years ago it would have been close to impossible for us to pursue such an …
Back to NASA, Press Passes, and Window Writers
Hey Chasers! I just received our media accreditation from the Kennedy Space Center this morning. Atlantis’ final Roll-out to be put on display at the KSC is scheduled for this Friday November 2nd. This is definitely a “full circle” moment for us as we head down to Florida once again to see Atlantis put to rest. In June of 2011, …
43 Years since the Moon; 1 Year Since the End of Shuttle
43 years ago yesterday, on July 20th of 1969, humanity set foot for the first time on another world. 1 year ago today, July 21st, Atlantis’ mission, STS135, came to a close with the Shuttle’s safe return to Earth and subsequent finale of the Shuttle Program. During our presentation at Fantasy and Sci-Fi Convention Polaris in Toronto earlier this month, …
The Race for Space Continues
Hey Chasers, Metro’s Race for Space continues, and with the addition of a celebrity, there is stiffer competition than before. In an effort to inspire some more votes to get into orbit and to give a 3 minute overview of this website, I put together this short spoken word. I had performed it at SFU a few weeks ago and …
Day 2 in the Race for Space
Hey Chasers, Only a day and a half in and I’ve already grabbed 3400 votes for my entry in Metro Newspaper’s Race for Space Competition. Thanks to everybody who’s been voting for the support. Here’s the current strategy. The top voter is still a ways off from where we’re at. However, we have moved to 30th place out of approx …
Scale of the Universe 2: Help Get some Perspective Today
I found this post on George Stroumboulopoulos’ blog on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.) George is one of our favorite evening show hosts and focuses his interactions with the most amazing and interesting artists, scientists and social activists. On today’s post, George highlighted an interactive program that helps one navigate the scales of our Universe from the quantum tiny to the Astronomically Huge. There is …