Astronaut: Ocean to Orbit

Experience What Life Is like as an Astronaut through a Fascinating Look into the High-Tech World of Training.

Long before astronauts travel to space, they must train here on Earth. How do you simulate spacewalks and microgravity while still on this planet? Go underwater! Astronaut: Ocean to Orbit reveals the high-tech ways NASA uses subaquatic environments to mimic life and work in space. Join International Space Station Commander Chris Cassidy as he trains in a giant underwater facility in Houston, and dive to the seafloor with astronaut Jeanette Epps as she lives underwater for ten continuous days at Aquarius Reef Base in Florida.

Directed by Jonathan Bird. Produced by Art Cohen and Jonathan Bird. Narrated by Mike Casey. Presented by MacGillivray Freeman Films.

Book your group adventure today and have your class see Astronaut: Ocean to Orbit up close and personal on our 76-foot Dome sceen! With discounted group rates, groups have the opportunity to schedule exclusive featured shows on Virginia’s largest movie screen.

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Looking to connect Astronaut: Ocean to Orbit to your curriculum? Check out the educator guides on Buoyancy and Heat Transfer Cooling for some fun ideas!

This feature corresponds with the following SOLs:

• 1st Grade: 1
• 2nd Grade: 1
• 3rd Grade: 1
• 4th Grade: 1 and 7
• 5th Grade: 1
• 6th Grade: 1
• 7th Grade: 1 and 7
• Physical Science: 1 and 8
• Biology: 1 and 2
• Earth Science: 1 and 2
• Physics: 1, 3 and 4