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Destiny in Space

Destiny in Space

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Destiny in Space

1994

0h 39m

7.1(8 votes)

Documentary

Overview

Travel alongside the astronauts as they deploy and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, soar above Venus and Mars, and find proof of new planets and the possibility of other life forming around distant stars.

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National Air and Space Museum

IMAX

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1 featured cast member

Starring

Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy

Narrator (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Ben Burtt
Phyllis Ferguson
Written by: Toni Myers
Produced by: Graeme Ferguson

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