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Dupont Planetarium Debuts Mars: One Thousand One
Aiken, SC (10/13/2021) — The DuPont Planetarium on the University of South Carolina Aiken (USCA) campus will be debuting Mars: One Thousand One, a film about the riveting journey aboard IRIS 1, the first manned mission to the red planet. The show, produced by Evans & Sutherland, a Cosm Company, and Mirage3D, will premiere at the DuPont Planetarium in November and is appropriate for all ages. Additional showings will be available in January and February.
"We are thrilled to share a captivating new show that will take audiences on an incredible expedition to Earth's closet planetary neighbor, Mars," said Dr. Gary Senn, director of the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center, where the DuPont Planetarium is located. "The show brings to life a brave international crew's mission as they travel through space on a magnificent, thrilling, and sometimes harrowing race to be the first humans to land on Mars. The film showcases a genre of fantasy entertainment so many of us are craving right now. We invite our guests to join us at the planetarium to experience this one-of-a-kind feature for themselves."
Viewers will enjoy a front-row seat to the unprecedented 1,001-day expedition, encountering the challenges and adventure of space travel. After spending nearly seven months navigating to Mars, the crew successfully lands and conducts a number of experiments to learn if life on Mars is a possibility. Audiences are treated to a visual spectacle, going inside the spaceship as it traverses the universe, witnessing the effects of artificial gravity on the crew, and even dodging a solar storm that threatens the expedition's trek towards Mars.
Mars: One Thousand One was written by Robin Sip, director of show Production and content at Evans & Sutherland. He is founder and CEO of Mirage3D and an award-winning pioneer in special venue 3D cinema. Most recently, he received the International Planetarium Society's Technology and Innovation Award 2020 for his innovative use of full-dome film.
The DuPont Planetarium is located in the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center on the USCA campus. For information on tickets, showtimes and reservations, visit usca.edu/planetarium or contact the planetarium at 803-641-3313.
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The DuPont Planetarium on the University of South Carolina Aiken campus will be debuting Mars: One Thousand One, a film about the riveting journey aboard IRIS 1, the first manned mission to the red planet.
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