UNF graduate to participate in Antarctic expedition crew along with William Shatner, Neil deGrasse Tyson, past NASA rocketeers

.JACKSONVILLE, Fla.– A 26-year-old Jacksonville citizen and also University of North Fla grad are going to be actually participating in Superstar Trek icon William Shatner, renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Beauty rocketeer Charlie Battle each other, and former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly to record a vacation to Antarctica aiming to highlight the “critical relationship in between Planet’s oceans and also the universes.” RELATED: Exactly how do NOAA gpses gather data to observe the ocean?Lee Giat, a Jacksonville-based filmmaker that is “going far for themself in the fields of aerospace and science media,” was asked to document the “Voyage of Legends” trip to Antarctica, depending on to Future of Room, which arranged the excursion. “It is an absolute benefit and also a massive task,” said Giat. “The Antarctic landscape uses no scarcity of impressive footage, but this is actually the very first time our experts are witnessing plenty of aerospace legends starting one thing brand-new together.

That is an absolutely special chance, but an extensive undertaking as well.” In a news release, Future of Room states Giat just recently premiered his directorial launching at the Kennedy Area Center, and in 2023, the producer completed a 48-hour solo air travel all over the Caribbean as well as South America to “supply informative resources to underserved neighborhoods.” He also founded the media company Traveling Ostrich Media. The trip, which will definitely leave on Dec. 19, is actually aimed to “foster conversation on exploration, environmental conservation, and also global challenges.” The mission aims to “highlight the hookup between Planet’s oceans and also the universes, with engaged dialogues, explorations, as well as events created to inspire a deeper understanding of Antarctic as well as area analysis.” Various other participants participating in the objective consist of prize-winning reporter Ann Curry and also former NASA astronaut Josu00e9 Hernu00e1ndez.