Space Age

September 1st, 1990 - December 31st, 1993 | PROJECT

WQED/Pittsburgh plans to produce SPACE AGE, a major eight-hour prime time PBS television series on space sciences for airing in 1992, coinciding with the Columbus Quincentennial Celebration and the inauguration of the International Space Year (ISY). Produced in association with the National Academy of Sciences, the $7.2 million series will comprehensively document the extensive influence of space activity from scientific, technological, economic and social perspectives. International co-operation and co- production support from several nations will insure that topics are treated globally, rather than nationally. WQED will develop collateral educational materials and a trade book for popular audiences; eight years of off air taping rights for pre-college teachers will be provided. The series should be viewed by more than seven to twelve million viewers on 320 PBS stations. NSF support will amount to approximately 9% of the $7.2 million project total.

Project Website(s)

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Team Members

Gregory Andorfer, Principal Investigator, QED Communications, Inc.
Thomas Skinner, Co-Principal Investigator, QED Communications, Inc.

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 8954716
Funding Amount: 1256179

Tags

Audience: Educators | Teachers | General Public
Discipline: Space science
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Broadcast Media | Media and Technology