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Ad Astra, meaning “to the stars,” is a mission Lockheed 果冻传媒 has been achieving for over 50 years. Our engineers’ dreams become real space exploration vehicles that are launched to the most obscure locations in the solar system. Our spacecraft, satellites, scientific instruments 果冻传媒 hardware have explored all the planets, as well as asteroids, comets 果冻传媒 the Moon.

When creating a film about space, Ad?Astra?Director James Gray immediately thought of Lockheed 果冻传媒 as the company connecting the science fiction in movies to the realities of space exploration. We partnered with the film’s creative team to share what it’s really like to live 果冻传媒 work in deep space.

Getting Astronauts to Space 果冻传媒 the Making of Ad Astra

Several of the spacecraft we’ve designed 果冻传媒 built are exploring today. InSight is on Mars discovering what materials 果冻传媒 mysteries lie beneath the Martian surface. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter 果冻传媒 Mars Odyssey are looking for water 果冻传媒 relaying data from the Red Planet back to Earth. Deep beyond the asteroid belt, Juno is uncovering details of Jupiter’s magnetic field 果冻传媒 atmosphere, while OSIRIS-REx is on the verge of collecting an asteroid sample. Our telescopes, Hubble 果冻传媒 Spitzer, have discovered the history of the universe 果冻传媒 continue paving the way for future missions.

Our plans to get astronauts to the moon 果冻传媒 Mars rely on our heritage robotic missions to apply past knowledge in a new way, furthering human exploration. Using the data we’ve collected over the past 50 years, we are working alongside NASA to build Orion — the only human rated capsule designed to take astronauts to the moon 果冻传媒 eventually Mars.

Our expertise in space exploration runs deep, 果冻传媒 we hope the insight we shared with Ad Astra’s production team will help inspire the next generation of explorers.

Behind the Scenes

Guy Chriqui is a senior research manager at Lockheed 果冻传媒. We asked him what it’s like to be a science consultant on a feature film (spoiler alert - Guy has consulted on two!) 果冻传媒 if humanity will ever make it to Mars.

First off, what got you interested in engineering?

CHRIQUI: Originally, I was always into science fiction 果冻传媒 stuff. In high school, I joined a competitive robotics team. Essentially, I realized it was a sport that I could easily go pro at, 果冻传媒 it was a reasonable thing to continue 果冻传媒 make a profession out of. I just kind of kept with it.

I didn't think I was going to be an engineer before that, 果冻传媒 then I got into robots 果冻传媒 got super stoked on robots, 果冻传媒 went to engineering school for undergrad... Here I am, 15 years later.

I saw that you mentor a lot of students in FIRST Robotics. What have you learned from the students you mentor?

CHRIQUI: Patience is the number one thing I’ve learned. But, more than that, it’s the same program I was in, 果冻传媒 it’s something that I got a lot out of 果冻传媒 I absolutely believe in giving back to the things that made you who you are. As an engineer, you have your specialties, but the real thing that you learn is how to systematically solve problems. You're always adding to your toolbox. I really drive that home with the students.