UNF alumnus to join Antarctic exploration group along with William Shatner, Neil deGrasse Tyson, previous NASA astronauts

.JACKSONVILLE, Fla.– A 26-year-old Jacksonville native and also College of North Florida grad will be signing up with Superstar Expedition image William Shatner, well-known astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Apollo rocketeer Charlie Duke, and previous NASA astronaut Scott Kelly to chronicle an excursion to Antarctica aiming to highlight the “important hookup between The planet’s oceans and the universes.” RELATED: Exactly how perform NOAA satellites collect records to note the ocean?Lee Giat, a Jacksonville-based filmmaker who is “making a name for himself in the fields of aerospace and also science media,” was actually inquired to chronicle the “Trip of Legends” trip to Antarctica, according to Future of Room, which coordinated the excursion. “It is actually a downright benefit and also a significant accountability,” pointed out Giat. “The Antarctic landscape offers no scarcity of spectacular video, but this is actually the very first time our experts are actually experiencing a lot of aerospace legends starting something new with each other.

That is actually a really unique possibility, however a massive undertaking too.” In a news release, Future of Area states Giat just recently premiered his directorial debut at the Kennedy Space Center, and in 2023, the filmmaker completed a 48-hour solo air travel around the Caribbean and South America to “provide informative sources to underserved areas.” He likewise started the media business Flying Ostrich Media. The trip, which will certainly depart on Dec. 19, is actually planned to “foster discussion on expedition, ecological stewardship, and also worldwide problems.” The goal targets to “highlight the hookup between Earth’s oceans as well as the cosmos, with engaged discussions, explorations, and also events created to inspire a deeper understanding of Antarctic as well as area research.” Other members joining the goal feature prize-winning journalist Ann Curry and past NASA rocketeer Josu00e9 Hernu00e1ndez.