Return to Space

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Directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Produced by Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, and Anna Barnes

With: Elon Musk, Bob Behnken, Douglas Hurley, Jim Bridenstine, Tim Dodd, Kiko Dontchev, Lori Garver, Hans Koenigsmann, Gwynne Shotwell, Lars Blackmore, Karen L. Nyberg, Megan McArthur, Balachandar Ramamurthy, and Anna Menon

Cinematography: Shana Hagan
Editing: Phillip Schopper, Daniel Koehler, and Dan Duran
Music: Harry Gregson-Williams and Mychael Danna

Runtime: 128 min
Release Date: 07 April 2022
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Color: Color

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Documentary about the commercial aerospace company SpaceX and its founder Elon Musk's mission to revolutionize space travel spends its first hour reminding us what was lost when the US all but abandoned the manned space program and its second hour reminding us why that was the right call.

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