From executive producers Darren Aronofsky and Jane Root, One Strange Rock tells the extraordinary story of Earth, told from the only people who have ever left it: astronauts. Inspired by the innovative storytelling in One Strange Rock, National Geographic created the Space Projection Helmet to bring this unique astronaut vantage-point even closer to those on Earth.
Housed in a replica space helmet, the projection technology creates an immersive viewing experience through a unique combination of laser projection, custom fish-eye optics and in-built audio. Unlike in-market VR headsets, the helmet offers an exceptionally wide field of view and is designed so the user can freely move their head inside of the dome to look around the entire field of vision, just as an astronaut would within their helmet in space.
“One Strange Rock is an unprecedented television experience; we were inspired by the innovative storytelling, mesmerizing footage and the unique accounts of astronauts to create a specialized viewing mechanism that would elevate and emulate their first-hand experience,” says Jill Cress, chief marketing and brand officer, National Geographic Partners. “The OSR Space Projection Helmet furthers National Geographic’s commitment to make science fun, entertaining, and accessible to new audiences.”
Hosted by Will Smith, One Strange Rock is an amazing, full-sensory journey that explores the fragility and wonder of our planet Earth. It’s the extraordinary story of why life as we know it exists, brought into perspective by astronauts. This 10-part series, which was filmed across 45 countries, on six continents and from outer space, reveals the twists of fate that have allowed life to emerge, survive and thrive on Earth.
One Strange Rock premieres on National Geographic on March 26, at 10/9c.
One Strange Rock is executive produced by Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel from Protozoa Pictures and Jane Root and Arif Nurmohamed from Nutopia and features astronauts Nicole Stott, Jeff Hoffman, Leland Melvin, Mike Massimino, Peggy Whitson, Jerry Linenger, Chris Hadfield and Mae Jemison.
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This past weekend my family and I were invited to attend a super special event at the Liberty Science Center, to share with the community first hand experience to watch, hear and almost feel what the astronauts felt! The One Strange Rock: Space Projection Helmet, a first-of-its-kind immersive viewing experience, featuring footage from the series.
Such an amazing experience!
I hope you join me to watch it TONIGHT at 10/9c.
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Whoa, this looks like a crazy experience! I’m not sure how I would feel about it!
I’ll have to check and see if it’s re-airing again. Our 8-year-old would love this show!
How cool to get the experience through the helmet like that! I need to check this out, it’s right up our family’s alley!
What a fun experience for you! Our son loves science and this is something that he will really enjoy. We’re going to check that show.
Oh this is a wonderful experience. And i cant wait to experience it. Hope i can go here very very soon.
What a cook movie experience! We love everything National Geographic in our home and will definitely watch this!
I absolutely loved this and thought it was a wonderful creation for them to bring about. I can’t wait to see it for myself!
This is such a unique movie experience! Wow, I know my kids will definitely want to see this one!
This looks amazing!!! I will definitely watch this with my kids! We adore National Geographic and their programs. I hope we can get this on Amazon, Hulu or one of our other streaming services! I’ll have to figure out how we can get it because it looks fantastic!
This sounds super cool. I am so going to tune in, I bet my son would love this!
I have never seen this! I am so into space, history and 3d experiences. This looks like a VR meets planetarium concept
This sounds absolutely amazing. I’ve always been fascinated by things to do with space, so I’d be very interested in this.
Wait so you watch this through a helmet? Wow this is VR innovation right here I am intrigued!
What a fun experience! I can’t wait to see this! Really interesting!
You had me at those awesome helmets. What a fun experience! I would love to check this out. I’m sure my kids would love it too.
I love watching shows like this to be honest. I think it’s something to watch out for! I’m definitely going to be looking forward to this one. Thanks for the heads up!
That sounds like a really amazing experience! I will definitely check it out!
That looks like an awesome experience. This sounds like something I’d be interested in watching. I can’t wait to check it out!
That is such a fun helmet! I bet this show is mega entertaining! Seems like a bunch of fun to experience.
How did I not hear about this?! This would totally be something my daughter and I would appreciate – I’ll have to check it out on National Geographic!!
I had not heard about this, but it looks like something my husband and son would enjoy! I need to share this with them so they might be able to catch it if it’s repeated.
That series looks amazing and so informative. I would love to see it all and will look for it tonight.
I’ve been wanting you see this so bad! SO excited as the previews I’ve seen are stellar!
What an amazing event! My kids would absolutely love this! I love events like this that teach my kids will they are having fun!
This sounds like a really fun event. I think it is cool how they recreated the space helmet to give you the real feel of being in space.
I just set my DVR to record the series! I’m a nerd when it comes to space and matters such as how the Earth was formed. Admittedly, I don’t do in-depth research on the subject; but, when a show comes on like this, I want to watch it!
The show is really a great happening and not like other things we see on TV. I will try to see all the episodes when they air.
This is some pretty freaky technology- how are the helmets cleaned between shows, lol. I know the kids would love this!
This sounds completely amazing. Is it appropriate for young children? I know my six-year-old grandson would love the experience.
I’m so glad you shared about this because I hadn’t heard about this! I know my kids will love this so we’re going to be watching!
Oh wow now this sounds like an amazing experience, I am definitely going to have to keep my eyes open for the show hitting the screens over here.
I would love to take the kids to this. Learning is a joy when it’s adventurous like this.
That looks like such an amazing experience. My son would love it just for the helmets. They look like something straight of a 60’s sci-fi movie.
My kiddo would absolutely love that show! He is very much in the states right now and he loves anything to do with it. I can’t wait to see this. It’s very exciting!