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⚫ '''''The Dream is Alive''''' is an ] movie, released in June 1985, about ]'s ]. The film was narrated by ], and directed by ].

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| alt =
| caption = DVD cover
| director = ]
| producer = Graeme Ferguson
| writer = Toni Trow Myers
| screenplay =
| story =
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| narrator = ]
| starring = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]
| music = ]<br />]
| cinematography =
| editing = Toni Trow Myers
| studio = Threshold Corporation
| distributor = IMAX Systems Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1985|06|01|}}
| runtime = 37 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $70 million<ref name="Variety">{{cite news|work=]|title=Top 100 All-Time Film Rental Champs|first=Lawrence|last=Cohn|date=January 6, 1992|page=86}}</ref>
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⚫ '''''The Dream is Alive''''' is an American ] documentary film, released on June 1, 1985, about ]'s ]. The film was narrated by ], and directed by ].


==Synopsis== ==Synopsis==
The documentary includes scenes from numerous shuttle missions, beginning with the dawn landing of ] at ]'s ] upon the conclusion of ]. A composite shot, the finished sequence is composed of footage from ''Discovery''<nowiki/>'s landing, radio transmissions from ]'s 1984 landing on ] (the first mission to use the SLF runway), and runway approach footage filmed from a fixed-wing aircraft.
The movie includes scenes from numerous shuttle missions, beginning with footage of a de-orbiting ] on its approach to ], complete with ].


Mission ], the 11th for the shuttle program and the fifth for '']'' is featured most heavily, beginning with the deployment of the ] (LDEF) satellite. The capture and repair of the Solar Max satellite also receives a great deal of coverage, including a detailed overview of training for the mission in a large pool at NASA. This particular mission is of interest, as the first attempt at capturing the satellite failed, and a second attempt almost 12 hours later had to be made. That portion of the mission was a success, with the satellite being brought to the payload bay on the next attempt, and was repaired quickly by astronauts ] and ]. Other STS 41-C mission activities included a student experiment located in a middeck locker to determine how honeybees make honeycomb cells in a microgravity environment. Mission ], the 11th for the Shuttle program and the fifth for '']'' is featured most heavily, beginning with the deployment of the ] (LDEF) satellite. The capture and repair of the ] satellite also receives a great deal of coverage, including a detailed overview of training for the mission in a ] at NASA. This particular mission is of interest, as the first attempt at capturing the satellite failed, and a second attempt almost 12 hours later had to be made. That portion of the mission was a success, with the satellite being brought to the payload bay on the next attempt, and was repaired quickly by astronauts ] and ]. Other STS 41-C mission activities included a student experiment located in a middeck locker to determine how honeybees make honeycomb cells in a microgravity environment.


Other shuttle missions are interspersed during the feature with the STS-41-C footage. Highlights include: Other shuttle missions are interspersed during the feature with the STS-41-C footage. Highlights include:


* ]: The first launch of '']'', with footage of liftoff, the deployment of one of the three satellites on this mission, and special attention given to the novelty of the experimental ] ], which was a precursor to the ] of the ]. (These arrays were also a highly publicized portion of shuttle mission ], during which the astronauts made multiple -- and eventually successful -- attempts to fold the arrays for movement around the station.) Footage is also shown of ''Discovery'''s landing and transport from its landing site at ] to ] on the back of the ]. * ]: The first launch of '']'', with footage of liftoff, the deployment of two of the three satellites on this mission, and special attention given to the novelty of the experimental ] ], which was a precursor to the ] of the ]. (These arrays were also a highly publicized portion of shuttle mission ], during which the astronauts made multiple—and eventually successful—attempts to fold the arrays for movement around the station.) Footage is also shown of ''Discovery'''s landing and transport from its landing site at ] to ] on the back of the ].
⚫ * ]: The sixth flight of ''Challenger'', notable as the largest crew aboard the Shuttle at that time, the first time two women flew together on the Shuttle, and the first ] by an ] woman, ]. Footage of ] is also shown.


⚫ Additionally, a small amount of time is also dedicated to other aspects of the Space Shuttle program, including:
⚫ * ]: The sixth flight of ''Challenger'', notable as the largest crew aboard the shuttle at that time, the first time two women flew together on the shuttle, and the first ] by an ] woman, ]. Footage of ] is also shown.


⚫ * Other crew that work on the Shuttle;
⚫ Additionally, a small amount of time is also dedicated to other aspects of the shuttle program, including:
⚫ * The work of inspecting and replacing the Shuttle's ];

⚫ * ] the astronauts must complete to prepare for missions;
⚫ * Other crew that work on the shuttle;
⚫ * The work of inspecting and replacing the shuttle's ];
⚫ * Training the astronauts must complete to prepare for missions;
* ] on spaceflights; * ] on spaceflights;
* How astronauts would bail out if an emergency occurred on the launch pad. * How astronauts would bail out if an emergency occurred on the launch pad.


==Challenger== ==''Challenger'' disaster==
The movie was produced and shot between 18 and 15 months before the ], and includes appearances by the shuttle ''Challenger'' itself, and astronauts ], and ]. The film was produced and shot 15–18 months before the January 28, 1986, ], and includes appearances by two astronauts who died in the explosion; ] and ]. ''Challenger'' itself is featured prominently in the film. Many of the themes and tone of the documentary regarded the normalization of travel to space using the Shuttle while giving only passing mention to the dangers. The ''Challenger'' disaster would dramatically curtail this belief and subsequent experience would show that the shuttle would not make space travel more accessible or affordable.

==Release==
By 1992, '']'' reported that the film had grossed $70 million since its debut translating to $17 million in film rentals in the United States and Canada, the biggest IMAX 70mm film to that date.<ref name="Variety"/>

''The Dream Is Alive'' was released on LaserDisc three times (twice in the US, once in Japan), DVD (pictured), and in high definition as a bonus feature on the '']'' HD DVD and Blu-ray in 2007.<ref> May 2, 2007 (retrieved Jun 13, 2015)</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links== ==External links==
* {{Imdb title|0089050}} * {{IMDb title|0089050}}
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1985 American film
The Dream Is Alive
DVD cover
Directed byGraeme Ferguson
Written byToni Trow Myers
Produced byGraeme Ferguson
StarringDavid Leestma
Jon A. McBride
George Nelson
Sally Ride
Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan
James Van Hoften
Narrated byWalter Cronkite
Edited byToni Trow Myers
Music byMicky Erbe
Maribeth Solomon
Production
company		Threshold Corporation
Distributed byIMAX Systems Corporation
Release date
  • June 1, 1985 (1985-06-01)
Running time37 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$70 million

The Dream is Alive is an American IMAX documentary film, released on June 1, 1985, about NASA's Space Shuttle program. The film was narrated by Walter Cronkite, and directed by Graeme Ferguson.

Synopsis

The documentary includes scenes from numerous shuttle missions, beginning with the dawn landing of Discovery at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility upon the conclusion of STS-51-A. A composite shot, the finished sequence is composed of footage from Discovery's landing, radio transmissions from Challenger's 1984 landing on STS-41-B (the first mission to use the SLF runway), and runway approach footage filmed from a fixed-wing aircraft.

Mission STS-41-C, the 11th for the Shuttle program and the fifth for Challenger is featured most heavily, beginning with the deployment of the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) satellite. The capture and repair of the Solar Max satellite also receives a great deal of coverage, including a detailed overview of training for the mission in a large pool at NASA. This particular mission is of interest, as the first attempt at capturing the satellite failed, and a second attempt almost 12 hours later had to be made. That portion of the mission was a success, with the satellite being brought to the payload bay on the next attempt, and was repaired quickly by astronauts James van Hoften and George Nelson. Other STS 41-C mission activities included a student experiment located in a middeck locker to determine how honeybees make honeycomb cells in a microgravity environment.

Other shuttle missions are interspersed during the feature with the STS-41-C footage. Highlights include:

Additionally, a small amount of time is also dedicated to other aspects of the Space Shuttle program, including:

  • Other crew that work on the Shuttle;
  • The work of inspecting and replacing the Shuttle's heat tiles;
  • Training the astronauts must complete to prepare for missions;
  • What the astronauts eat on spaceflights;
  • How astronauts would bail out if an emergency occurred on the launch pad.

Challenger disaster

The film was produced and shot 15–18 months before the January 28, 1986, Challenger disaster, and includes appearances by two astronauts who died in the explosion; Francis Scobee and Judith Resnik. Challenger itself is featured prominently in the film. Many of the themes and tone of the documentary regarded the normalization of travel to space using the Shuttle while giving only passing mention to the dangers. The Challenger disaster would dramatically curtail this belief and subsequent experience would show that the shuttle would not make space travel more accessible or affordable.

Release

By 1992, Variety reported that the film had grossed $70 million since its debut translating to $17 million in film rentals in the United States and Canada, the biggest IMAX 70mm film to that date.

The Dream Is Alive was released on LaserDisc three times (twice in the US, once in Japan), DVD (pictured), and in high definition as a bonus feature on the Blue Planet HD DVD and Blu-ray in 2007.

References

  1. ^ Cohn, Lawrence (January 6, 1992). "Top 100 All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. p. 86.
  2. Blu-ray.com May 2, 2007 (retrieved Jun 13, 2015)

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