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Image above: Michael Starobin, NASA-TV producer and Dr. Alexander "Sandy" McDonald, the inventor of the "Science on a Sphere" from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spoke on Dec. 7, 2006 to the audience at the Maryland Science Center's premiere of NASA's "Footprints" film. MacDonald, a NOAA scientist at the Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colo. originally conceived of Science on a Sphere. He said it's intended to present global science as it should be presented and to get students interested in learning more about the Earth's environment and the solar system. Starobin, a Senior Television Producer at NASA Goddard, learned of the Science on a Sphere, he had the idea to create a movie built largely of real satellite data with the intention of telling a compelling story about Earth and space exploration. + Hi resolution Credit: NASA, Debora McCallum, Photographer


Image above: NASA's "Footprints" movie opened on Dec. 7 at the Maryland Science Center, and various other science centers around the country. "Footprints" was created at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. using an advanced media projection technology called "Science On a Sphere" developed by NOAA. It shows things like hurricanes, how satellites collect data from space, changing ocean temperatures, a close-up of Earth's moon and other planets­all projected on a spherical screen hanging from a ceiling in museum theatres. Seated in the background are NASA Goddard Center Director Edward Weiler and Orlando Figueroa, Director of the Applied Engineering and Technology Directorate + High resolution Credit: NASA, Debora McCallum, Photographer


Image above: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Director, Dr. Edward Weiler (left) chats with NASA-TV executive Producer Michael Starobin (second from left) after a successful debut of NASA's "Footprints" movie at the Maryland Science Center on Dec. 7, 2006. + High resolution Credit: NASA/TISB Debora McCallum, Photographer


Image above: NASA's "Footprints" film on the "Science on a Sphere" opened Dec. 7 in science centers around the U.S. + High resolution Credit: NASA/TISB Debora McCallum, Photographer

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Rob Gutro
Goddard Space Flight Center