''Space Station 3D'' (simply known as ''Space Station'' in 2D format) is a 2002 Canadian-American
3D short documentary film
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about the
International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ( ...
written, produced, edited and directed by
Toni Myers. Narrated by
Tom Cruise
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, it is the first
IMAX 3D production filmed in space.
Content
''Space Station 3D'' was the first 3D live-action film to be shot in space. Using advanced 3D technology, the film tells the story of the greatest engineering feat since men landed on the Moon; the on-orbit assembly of the International Space Station as it travels 220 miles above the Earth at 17,500 mph. The film included sequences that portray the force of a rocket launch, look into the depths of space, experience life in zero gravity and accompany astronauts on a space walk."
Release
The film is the highest-grossing film never to have placed in the top 10 domestic box office, grossing $93,376,342 domestically and $34,971,266 overseas for a total worldwide gross of $128,347,608.
Reception
''Space Station 3D'' has received positive reviews. On
review aggregator
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website
Rotten Tomatoes
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, the film has a rating of 87%, based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 6.93/10.
Metacritic
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gives the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
See also
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List of films featuring space stations
There is a body of films that feature space stations. Science fiction films have featured both real-life space stations such as the International Space Station and ''Mir'' as well as fictional ones such as the Death Star and the Satellite of Love ...
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2002 films
2002 3D films
2002 documentary films
2002 short films
Canadian 3D films
Canadian short documentary films
American 3D films
2000s short documentary films
American short documentary films
Documentary films about outer space
Films shot in Florida
Films shot in Kazakhstan
IMAX short films
International Space Station
Films about NASA
Films directed by Toni Myers
IMAX documentary films
Films scored by Maribeth Solomon
Films scored by Micky Erbe
3D short films
3D documentary films
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2000s English-language films
2000s American films
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