Trek Hires Real Scientist
Space.com reported that Star Trek director J.J. Abrams has hired a real-life planetary scientist to help bring the movie's space images to life.
Abrams invited Carolyn Porco--the leader of the imaging science team on NASA'S Cassini mission to Saturn--to work on Trek as a consultant on planetary science and imagery, the site reported.
"This is a fabulous opportunity to bring to a wider audience the discoveries we've made at Saturn and the spectacular sights we have seen there," Porco told the site. "And what better way to do that than to make use of those discoveries in the crafting of imagery for one of the most popular movie franchises of all time?"
Abrams attended the 2007 TED conference in Monterey, Calif., where Porco spoke of the recent findings from the Cassini mission.
Porco directs the Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations (CICLOPS) at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo., where Cassini images are processed for release to the public. Porco previously acted as a consultant on the movie Contact.
Space.com reported that Star Trek director J.J. Abrams has hired a real-life planetary scientist to help bring the movie's space images to life.
Abrams invited Carolyn Porco--the leader of the imaging science team on NASA'S Cassini mission to Saturn--to work on Trek as a consultant on planetary science and imagery, the site reported.
"This is a fabulous opportunity to bring to a wider audience the discoveries we've made at Saturn and the spectacular sights we have seen there," Porco told the site. "And what better way to do that than to make use of those discoveries in the crafting of imagery for one of the most popular movie franchises of all time?"
Abrams attended the 2007 TED conference in Monterey, Calif., where Porco spoke of the recent findings from the Cassini mission.
Porco directs the Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations (CICLOPS) at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo., where Cassini images are processed for release to the public. Porco previously acted as a consultant on the movie Contact.
