Denver Museum of Nature & Science Launches Space Junk 3D

New IMAX Film Kicks Off with Premiere Event July 13

Denver-July 2, 2012-The Denver Museum of Nature & Science invites visitors to cool off at the Museum this summer and experience the new IMAX film, Space Junk 3D.  The film-opening Friday, July 13-explores the exponentially expanding ring of debris that threatens the safety of our planet's orbits.

Space Junk 3D is a visually explosive, sensory-expanding voyage into our now-threatened "final frontier." Viewers will soar from the stunning depths of Meteor Crater in Arizona to an unprecedented view of our increasingly crowded orbits-22,000 miles above Earth and experience mindboggling collisions, both natural and human-made.

Premiere Event

Friday, July 13, 8 p.m. $12 member, $15 nonmember, $8 child (ages 3-12)

Watch Space Junk 3D and following the film, hear from a panel of experts, including the "father of space junk," Don Kessler, longtime head of NASA's Orbital Debris Program. The panel will discuss how space debris is tracked and how space-faring nations can be engaged to implement solutions. Cosponsored by the Museum and the Secure World Foundation.

Movie Trailer

Space Junk 3D : Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Images

High resolution images are available upon request.

Show Times

Beginning July 13, Space Junk 3D will play daily at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. with additional show times on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.  Visit /imax/current-films for ticket prices and other details.

Media Contact
Charlotte Hurley, 303-370-6407, Charlotte.Hurley@dmns.org

About the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is the Rocky Mountain Region's leading resource for informal science education. A variety of engaging exhibits, discussions and activities help Museum visitors celebrate and understand the natural wonders of Colorado, Earth and the universe. The Museum is located at 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205.  To learn more about the Museum, check www.dmns.org, or call 303-370-6000.
 
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Many of the Museum's educational programs and exhibits are made possible in part by the citizens of the seven-county metro area through the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District.