Dawn of the Space Age at Science Discovery Center

MANILA, Philippines – There are three immense reasons to watch the Dawn of the Space Age premiere today at the Digistar Planetarium of the Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center. First, it’s a great way to know the beginnings of man’s exploration into space as the center commemorates the anniversary of Sputnik, the first man-made satellite. Second, it marks the Philippine’s participation in the observance of the World Space Week for the first time. And lastly, an exciting promo awaits everyone on Oct. 15 via the Passport to Discovery promotion, wherein one lucky guest has a chance to bring home cool premium items including a trip to Singapore for two during the grand raffle in March 2011.

Dawn of the Space Age takes you on a visual and virtual tour of the Space Race between the USSR and U.S.A. The film takes viewers back to as early as 1957, from the space exploration milestones: The first human space flight by Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first space walk by Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, to the launch of the Soyuz Space Station, as well as memorable American manned flights like the Gemini and Apollo programs.

Painstakingly created with realistic images of momentous events in space, the film is a 45-minute journey that completely envelops and enthralls the viewer like never before with its Mirage 3D effects. 

The film’s premiere screening also marks the Philippines participation in the observance of the World Space Week for the first time. The United Nations General Assembly officially declared Oct. 4 to 10 as World Space Week in 1999. Celebrated in over 63 countries today, World Space Week aims to celebrate the contribution of space, science and technology to human kind.

Dawn of Space Age is the latest of the many exciting films only available at the Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center Planetarium. Other films include Stars of the Pharaoh (narrated by John Rhys-Davies, who played Salah in the Indiana Jones Trilogy), Seven Wonders (narrated by Sean Bean, who played Boromir in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy), and Cosmic Collisions (narrated by Academy Award winner Robert Redford).