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Infinity Express takes the audience on an exciting journey of discovery, from the search of the solar system to the mapping of the Universe. Some of the best space visualization agencies from around the world including, the Space Telescope Science Institute and the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing at Swinburne University of Technology, contributed to the production, interpreting the script developed between the writer and experts from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

... and the universe is slowly offering up its secrets

Infinity Express is a 20-minute immersive experience for the full dome SkyVision system. Laurence Fishburne ("The Matrix") elegantly narrates the production, a remarkable blend of science, art and entertainment that dramatically communicates the latest breakthroughs in our quest to understand the Universe.

With truly stunning visual sequences and a Dolby 5.1 surround soundtrack that rumbles the theater, Infinity Express promises an unforgettable experience for audiences.

"It moves. It zooms." Jaqueline Trescott, Washington Post, Monday April 15.

As the moon hurtles past, we leave our own solar system and become immersed in the jeweled-shaped smudges of distant galaxies. Infinity Express delights in the discoveries of early astronomers, leading us to today's inventions and towards man's mission to explore what lies beyond the Earth's atmosphere.

Breathtaking images from the Hubble Space Telescope hover and engage the audience with the life cycle of stars.
Experience the eventual collision of our galaxy with neighboring galaxy, Andromeda, in several billion years time, as visualized by the Space Telescope Science Institute, before being plunged down and swept through the gigantic Valles Marineris Mars canyon, simulated by the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing at Swinburne University of Technology, using the latest data from the Mars Global Surveyor.

"Soar through distant galaxies in their actual locations, their relative positions recreated by astronomers mapping the universe."

Be amongst the first to witness Sky-Skan's extraordinary production of Infinity Express in the National Air and Space Museum's Albert Einstein Planetarium.

The Einstein's 70-foot dome theater is now equipped with Sky-Skan's latest technology: the first SkyVision - All-Dome High Definition - Double Projection System in the World. This system heralds a new class of crispness, color and clarity to All-Dome theaters.

For show times contact the National Air & Space Museum's ticketing office at +1-202-357-1686 or through their website www.nasm.si.edu/planetarium

Infinity Express will be a "must see" in planetariums around the world from mid 2002.

*For educational purposes, the production includes information about History of Astronomy, Cosmology & Planetary Sciences

Available in French, German, Spanish, Japanese and an International version

For Infinity Express and SkyVision Sales information, phone Sky-Skan, Inc. at +1-603-880-8500 or e-mail sales@skyskan.com

Credits:

Mars Flyover visualization by Swinburne Center for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Mars topographic & image data courtesy of National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Global Surveyor MOLA Team, U.S. Geological Survey

2df Galaxy Flythrough visualization by Swinburne Center for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Anglo-Australian Observatory, Galaxy images courtesy of David Malin & the Anglo-Australian Observatory

Colliding Galaxies simulation by Frank J. Summers - Space Telescope Science Institute, Chris Minos - Case Western Reserve University, and Lars Hernquist - Harvard University.

Milky Way Galaxy Zoom visualization by Don Davis, Don Davis Studios - Jupiter & Saturn visualization by Tom Casey, Home Run Pictures

Hubble Space Telescope Images courtesy of Space Telescope Science Institute, National Aeronautics & Space Administration

Mars Global Surveyor Images courtesy of National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Malin Space Science Systems