{"id":557,"date":"2012-06-01T13:57:07","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T19:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/ranny\/2012\/06\/01\/%e2%80%9cmarvel%e2%80%99s-the-avengers%e2%80%9d-to-screen-for-crew-of-international-space-station\/"},"modified":"2012-06-01T13:57:07","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T19:57:07","slug":"%e2%80%9cmarvel%e2%80%99s-the-avengers%e2%80%9d-to-screen-for-crew-of-international-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/ranny\/2012\/%e2%80%9cmarvel%e2%80%99s-the-avengers%e2%80%9d-to-screen-for-crew-of-international-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMARVEL\u2019S THE AVENGERS\u201d TO SCREEN FOR CREW OF INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marvel Studios announced today that they arranged with NASA to transfer their record-breaking blockbuster film \u201cMarvel\u2019s The Avengers\u201d to NASA\u2019s Mission Control in Houston, which will uplink the film to the International Space Station (ISS), currently orbiting 220 miles above Earth. The film will then be screened for the space station crew\u2019s exclusive enjoyment.<\/p>\n<p>This screening continues Marvel\u2019s collaboration with NASA, which began during principal photography of \u201cMarvel\u2019s The Avengers\u201d when the film shot at the Space Power Facility at NASA\u2019s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Louis D\u2019Esposito, Marvel Studios\u2019 Co-President and Executive Producer of\u00a0 \u201cMarvel\u2019s The Avengers,\u201d says, \u201cThe studio is privileged to share \u2018Marvel\u2019s The Avengers\u2019 with those up in space exploring the universe.\u00a0 A special thanks goes to NASA for utilizing their incredible technology to make this special screening miles above us in space happen.\u00a0 It is a screening that would make Tony Stark envious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Films, books, and music offer important aspects of psychological support for astronauts on long-duration missions, such as those on the International Space Station (ISS). \u201cThese are the types of things that help to keep the crew connected to home, which is a huge morale boost while being away for long periods of time,\u201c said Dan Cook, Psychological Support Coordinator with Wyle, a contractor at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center. Aside from watching movies and television shows, ISS crewmembers have a number of options for their leisure and personal time, such as reading books or magazines, listening to music, and playing musical instruments.<\/p>\n<p>The current space station mission is Expedition 31 and has a six-member crew consisting of 2 NASA Astronauts, 1 European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut, and 3 Russian (RU) Cosmonauts as follows: Don Pettit (NASA), Joe Acaba (NASA), Andre Kuipers (ESA), Oleg Kononenko (RU), Gennady Padalka (RU), Sergei Revin (RU)<\/p>\n<p>For more details about Expedition 31, check out the main NASA page:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/expeditions\/expedition31\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/expeditions\/expedition31\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marvel Studios announced today that they arranged with NASA to transfer their record-breaking blockbuster film \u201cMarvel\u2019s The Avengers\u201d to NASA\u2019s Mission Control in Houston, which will uplink the film to the International Space Station (ISS), currently orbiting 220 miles above Earth. The film will then be screened for the space station crew\u2019s exclusive enjoyment. 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