Last updated October 31, 2024 – 1:12 p.m.
A new 10-part series depicts the dramatic history of NASA's Space Shuttle era, as told by the people who built and flew the Space Shuttle.
16 Sunsets is an original series created by the team behind the multi-million downloaded, award-winning BBC podcast 13 Minutes to the Moon.
Last year, TellTale raised significant funds and a loyal community of fans for this independent series through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.
The new series is written and directed by physician and broadcaster Dr. Kevin Fung, with music by composer Christian Lundberg, a member of Hans Zimmer's Bleeding Fingers Composers Collective. There is.
When it first launched on April 12, 1981, the shuttle continued to change what we knew about the universe and how we saw ourselves.
The spacecraft sits on the edge of space in low-Earth orbit, orbiting the Earth at more than 17,000 miles per hour and allowing its crew of astronauts to observe 16 sunrises and sunsets every 24 hours. Ta.
Until recently, the full and bizarre story of how it came to be was hidden in classified U.S. government documents. In this 10-part series, Kevin Fong details the events, people, and political forces involved in making the Space Shuttle program a reality.
Through in-depth interviews with NASA Space Shuttle engineers, astronauts, and flight controllers, Kevin and the 16 Sunsets team explore the history of the 16 Sunsets, from its beginnings as a Cold War instrument to its role as a first-of-its-kind exploration vessel. to illustrate its voyage and surprising origins. .
And for Kevin, this is a personal story. He grew up inspired by the space shuttle and its astronauts and went on to work as a physician on NASA's space life sciences and medical teams in Houston.
TellTale Industries and Antica Production, in partnership with Acast, will release the first episode of 16 Sunsets on Thursday, November 7th on major podcast platforms.
