Movies: Astronaut

It has been said that 10,000 years from now only one name will still be remembered, that of Neil Armstrong. But in the four decades since he first set foot on the moon, Armstrong has become increasingly reclusive. Andrew Smith, author of the best-se...

For 192 days, Thomas Pesquet filmed his journey in space. He he lived in the ISS (International Space Station) with 5 other astronauts. From this extraterrestrial journey, the 39-year-old French astronaut brings back extraordinary images. Earth, seen...

An unexpected tropical encounter sparks a fragile romance between a wanna-be astronaut and a village farm boy....

Another commission by Lorne Michaels for NBC's The New Show, this short film follows the attempts of a thirsty rotating cosmonaut to imbibe his wine....

Never-before-heard audio tapes recorded with Neil Armstrong during the final years of his life reveal an intimate portrait of this iconic - and famously private - man. Illustrated through previously unseen personal photographs and archival footage, t...

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When Kennedy announced in 1961 that he wanted to take humans to the moon within a decade, Charles M. Duke was skeptical. Almost 11 years later, however, Charles M. Duke was standing on the moon himself. He gave Neil Armstrong the go-ahead for the lan...

Astronauts who have seen the Earth from space have often described the 'Overview Effect', an experience that has transformed their perspective of the planet and mankind's place upon it, and enabled them to perceive it as our shared home, without boun...

Sigmund Jähn, (East) Germany's first man in space, and the preparations for the space flight are portrayed....

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An astronaut braves a pioneering solo mission into deep space, leaving behind her loving husband. Through disjointed communications, she discovers her life on Earth has changed forever....

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet recently returned from his expedition to the ISS space station - a veritable laboratory of the future where researchers from all over the world work together. During scientific experiments in space, he investigated how...

In this Lego stop-motion animated short brickfilm, an astronaut mysteriously trapped in space recounts how things could have been different...

Two segments (“Thanksgiving Nightmare” and “Thanksgiving Dreams”) and several mini segments explore the traditions, fun, and excitement of the holiday of Thanksgiving....

as the sole survivor of an unsuccessful colony mission to the stars, ARTHUR TARP recounts the harrowing deeds he's done in the name of survival....

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John Glenn goes on another journey into outer space for tests on how old age is affected there. His whole life is chronicled in this informative documentary, from his first mission above to his experience as a senator and finally, his blast into spac...

Two astronauts in a cramped spaceship find it increasingly difficult to get along in English director Matthew Walkers wickedly funny take on the roommates from hell....

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