Cassini imaging leader to consult on Star Trek XI

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http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=24728<br /><br /><blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p><b>Lead Planetary Scientist Carolyn Porco to Advise on New Star Trek Movie</b><br /><br /><font color="yellow">The woman who guides the team of scientists and engineers responsible for all those out-of-this-world images from Saturn that are popping up everywhere lately will soon be guiding the folks at Paramount Pictures in creating planetary scenes for its much anticipated new movie "Star Trek".<br /><br />Carolyn Porco, the leader of the Imaging Science team on NASA'S Cassini mission at Saturn, has accepted an invitation from Star Trek director/producer, J.J. Abrams, to join the Star Trek production crew as a consultant on planetary science and imagery.</font><br /><br />Abrams, who co-created, produced, and directed the TV series "Lost", created, produced and directed the TV series "Alias", and directed the film "Mission: Impossible III", was present at the 2007 TED conference in Monterey, California where Porco spoke of the recent findings from the Cassini mission.<br /><br />"Carolyn and her team have produced images that are simply stunning", said Abrams. "I'm thrilled that she will help guide our production in creating an authentic vision of space, one that immerses our audience in a visual experience as awe-inspiring as what Carolyn's cameras have captured."<br /><br />Porco also directs the Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations (CICLOPS) at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado. CICLOPS is the center of uplink and downlink flight operations for the Cassini imaging experiment, and the place where Cassini images are processed for release to the public. (Cassini images of Saturn and its rings and moons can be found at the official imaging team website http://ciclops.org )<br /><br />Porco has made i</p></blockquote> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[elguapoguano]

yeah, I read about that. Hopefully the contribution will be valuable. There is aways a positive for steering movie makers, especially SciFi writers towards realistic portrayal of Space. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#ff0000"><u><em>Don't let your sig line incite a gay thread ;>)</em></u></font> </div>

 

[astralith]

he-he... Porco <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />PORCO... LOL!

 

[venator_3000]

Wow, that's great that they would seek advice from a leading scientist. <br /><br />They also did this in ST:TMP. Asimov and Jesco von Puttkammer (sp?) of NASA were technical consultants to Roddenberry.<br /><br />Interestingly, I read recently that Ms. Porco received the Asimov Award. <br /><br />http://www.americanhumanist.org/press/CarolynPorco.php<br /><br />I've greatly enjoyed learning about Saturn via Cassini. It will be interesting to see art and reality blend.<br /><br />Cool.<br /><br />-v3k <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[bobw]

She isn't fat. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

And she's probably a lot smarter than most of us! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[venator_3000]

Actually, smart is sexy...<br /><br />According to this site she has worked on other movies, including Contact. She's also had an asteroid named in her honor. Some of the work and imagery of Saturn from Cassini has been fabulous. And I'll even go out on a limb here and suggest some of this work is as breathtaking as a Bonestell painting.<br /><br />http://www.plutoportal.net/carolynporco.htm<br /><br />v3k <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>