ASTRONAUT PAM: COUNTDOWN TO COMMANDER

Universe Premiere - Rochester High Falls Film Festival May 16, 2009

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ASTRONAUT PAM: COUNTDOWN TO COMMANDER

39 minutes (c) 2009

The sky is NOT the limit! Ride along with Commander Pam Melroy and her crew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on an exciting journey to the International Space Station. Strap in for Mach 25, and float in zero gravity on the space trip of a lifetime.

"Being an astronaut is totally cool. It's the coolest job in or out of the world.” Pam Melroy

"Fast paced, fascinating and delightful film..."

-- Democrat and Chronicle

“On ascent, the G forces are straight through your chest. You're lying in a chair on your back looking straight up at the sky. So the sense of acceleration is all through your, your chest. It feels like there is a large elephant sitting on your chest. Or, you know, your cat has gotten 400 pounds bigger (laugh) and is trying to wake you up in the morning. But once you get over it, zero G is so much fun and everybody is graceful. You look like a ballerina.” Pam Melroy

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Featuring:

STS-120 Crew-Commander Pam Melroy, Paolo Nespoli, Doug Wheelock, Scott Parazynski,

George Zamka, Dan Tani, Stephanie Wilson -
 ISS Crew-Commander Peggy Whitson, Clay Anderson, Yuri Malenchenko
Plus 20 Minutes of DVD Extras featuring more Astronauts! Christer Fuglesang, Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger,

Sandy Magnus, Alvin Drew, Roberto Vittori and Barbara Morgan :D 

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