UNF graduate to sign up with Antarctic trip team with William Shatner, Neil deGrasse Tyson, previous NASA rocketeers

.JACKSONVILLE, Fla.– A 26-year-old Jacksonville local and also University of North Florida grad will certainly be participating in Star Trek image William Shatner, well-known astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Apollo astronaut Charlie Duke, and also past NASA rocketeer Scott Kelly to chronicle a trip to Antarctica targeting to highlight the “essential hookup in between Planet’s oceans as well as the cosmos.” RELATED: Just how do NOAA gpses accumulate information to note the ocean?Lee Giat, a Jacksonville-based filmmaker who is “making a name for themself in the business of aerospace as well as science media,” was asked to chronicle the “Voyage of Legends” exploration to Antarctica, depending on to Future of Space, which arranged the vacation. “It is an absolute benefit as well as a massive accountability,” claimed Giat. “The Antarctic yard delivers no scarcity of remarkable video, yet this is actually the very first time we are witnessing numerous aerospace legends starting something brand-new all together.

That is a genuinely special opportunity, however a gigantic task too.” In a news release, Future of Area says Giat just recently premiered his directorial debut at the Kennedy Room Facility, and in 2023, the filmmaker completed a 48-hour solo flight around the Caribbean and also South The United States to “deliver academic resources to underserved neighborhoods.” He additionally started the media company Flying Ostrich Media. The exploration, which will certainly depart on Dec. 19, is wanted to “foster conversation on exploration, ecological conservation, as well as international obstacles.” The purpose aims to “highlight the link between Planet’s seas as well as the universes, with engaged dialogues, expeditions, as well as events designed to motivate a much deeper understanding of Antarctic as well as room study.” Other participants signing up with the objective include prize-winning writer Ann Curry as well as former NASA astronaut Josu00e9 Hernu00e1ndez.