An epic documentary film made from enhanced NASA archival footage from the Space Shuttle era with archival interview audio of the astronauts musing on their thoughts on the shuttles before and after spaceflight. Three-dimensional computer rendered and radio-controlled miniature model scenes depicting multiple facets of the program with the voices of the shuttles themselves also use National Geographic and IMAX archival footage to paint a picture of these shuttles also evolving during their times alive and in spaceflight of humanity.
The prologue follows Gene Cernan's words from Apollo 17 about the 'Destiny of Tomorrow' that the Space Shuttle Program would service as told through the voices of the astronauts and shuttles themselves. Act I covers the entry and landing of a Shuttle to her processing. Early concepts and testing are featured in Act II. Assembly, rollout and launch are focused on in Act III. Musings on Earth history, humanity and the world below from space by the shuttles take over for Act IV. The challenges of spaceflight on orbit are evidenced in Act V. The epilogue follows the words of the surviving Shuttles remembering their fallen sisters and wondering what comes next for humankind into space.
