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: The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has announced the early-2025 opening of The Gantry at LC-39, a returning stop to its bus tour of the NASA launch site in Florida. The observation tower has been re-themed to "Off Earth, For Earth," showcasing how NASA's work supports the surrounding wildlife refuge. In addition to an Earth Information Center, The Gantry will feature a new immersive rocket engine test fire experience.
: Space Center Houston will host the U.S. premiere of "The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks" when the immersive film begins daily shows in February 2025. Narrated and co-written by Hanks, "The Moonwalkers" envelops audiences in the history of the Apollo program and the future of lunar exploration by the Artemis program. Space Center Houston has updated its theater to support the multi-wall production.
: National Geographic will premiere director Cristina Costantini's new feature-length documentary about the first U.S. woman in space, Sally Ride, at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. "SALLY" examines the life and "hidden love" of the NASA astronaut, whose 27-year relationship with her partner (and the film's narrator) was kept secret from the public. The documentary features rarely-seen footage filmed on Earth and in space.
