Summary With extraordinary access, BLAST exposes a world of risky, hardcore, scientific adventure. The story follows an international team of astrophysicists trying to launch a multi-million dollar telescope on a NASA high-altitude balloon. Their journey to discover thousands of early galaxies takes them from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Revealing frustrations, inevitable failures and ultimate triumph, BLAST puts a human face on the quest to answer our most basic question - How did we get here? View more details
Directed : Paul Devlin
Written : Emily Kagan
Stars : Mark Devlin Barth Netterfield Victor Davison Jeff Klein
Genres : Adventure Documentary
Release date : Jun 11, 2009
Countries of origin : United States Canada Finland United Kingdom France Sweden
Official sites : Official site
Language : English
Filming locations : Antarctica
Production companies : ARTE BBC Storyville Discovery Channel Canada
Summary With extraordinary access, BLAST exposes a world of risky, hardcore, scientific adventure. The story follows an international team of astrophysicists trying to launch a multi-million dollar telescope on a NASA high-altitude balloon. Their journey to discover thousands of early galaxies takes them from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Revealing frustrations, inevitable failures and ultimate triumph, BLAST puts a human face on the quest to answer our most basic question - How did we get here? View more details
Genres : Adventure Documentary
Release date : Jun 11, 2009
Countries of origin : United States Canada Finland United Kingdom France Sweden
Official sites : Official site
Language : English
Filming locations : Antarctica
Production companies : ARTE BBC Storyville Discovery Channel Canada
