Behind the Scenes of Space Exploration w/ Photographer Michael Soluri

What is it really like behind the scenes at NASA Space Flight Centers following astronauts, their training, and launch into space? Based on several years of extraordinary access this is one photographer's incredible journey of discovery behind one of the most critical space missions of the early 21st century.

Join New York Adventure Club Club as we embark on a rare photographic journey into the seldom-seen work cultures behind NASA's last mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope, humankind’s most versatile earth-orbiting telescope.

Led by New York-based photographer Michael Soluri (author of Infinite Worlds: The People and Places of Space Exploration), this inspirational webinar will reveal the awe and wonder of human and robotic space exploration through: 

• An unscripted look at the craft, labor, tools, humanity, and hope that framed the last-ever space shuttle mission that fixed the ailing orbiting Telescope
• A rare visual study of the intensive astronaut “space-walk” training in the world's largest indoor pool and the hours of struggle and study they spent learning how to fix things that weren’t meant to be fixed in space
• An unprecedented three-hour portrait session with the Hubble astronaut crew as well as portraits and stories of some of the people who engineered the one-of-a-kind astronaut tools and scientific instruments for Hubble
• Personal stories from the labor force, including what it was like crawling into the space shuttle’s rocket engine compartment with a mechanic
• Moments with the crew on the day of their launch revealed, and how Michael taught the crew what to photograph while on their mission in space
• What the Hubble Space Telescope reveals about time, distance, and Earth

Afterward, we’ll have a Q&A with Michael — any and all questions about Hubble and the human and robotic exploration of space are welcomed and encouraged!

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About Michael

Michael Soluri is a New York City-based documentary and portrait photographer. His photography visually explores obscure locations, objects and the behind-the-scenes of work cultures. He is the author of Infinite Worlds: the People and Places of Space Exploration (Simon & Schuster).

His editorial photography has appeared in numerous American, European, and Brazilian print and online media like National Geographic, WIRED, Smithsonian Magazine, New York Times, The Washington Post, New Scientist, Time, Forbes, Discover, Air & Space Magazine, NPR, Huffington Post Highline, Ciel et Espace, Mother Earth News, Family Circle, Grazia, Amica, Vogue Brasil and Claudia.

The asteroid 2001 QL307, orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, has been named Soluri 187981 by Harvard’s Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

www.michaelsoluri.com

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