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As an entry-level contributor to the project you will receive: A DIGITAL COPY OF THE FINAL VIDEO, listing as a contributor on the NSS website, thank you email from NSS Executive Director Paul Damphousse, roadmap of online resources relating to the video subjects

At this level you will receive all of the items at the $10 level, as well as: a “Space is our Future” BUMPER STICKER to show your support for space activities and a thank you letter from NSS Executive Director Paul Damphousse. Also: a DIGITAL COPY OF THE FINAL SCRIPT, listing in the video as a Bronze-level supporter, and listing at the NSS website as a Bronze-level supporter.

In addition to all of the items in the previous levels, you will also receive a DVD COPY OF THE MOVIE, for yourself or to share with friends and family. You will also receive a screensaver with dramatic scenes from the film.

At this level you will receive all of the above, as well as AN ISSUE OF AD ASTRA (the quarterly magazine of the National Space Society) featuring an article about our Kickstarter video project. Providing insight and interest in areas not covered by other space magazines, each beautifully illustrated issue of Ad Astra is sure to change the way you think about space. In addition, you’ll gain access to bonus video and materials on the web, including deleted scenes.

Package A: All of the prior <$50 Rewards, as well as your own vial of JSC-1a SIMULATED MOON DUST imprinted with the video logo. Used by scientists and engineers here on Earth to test equipment and processes, just like what we'll be showing you in the videos. In addition, you will receive a digital Moon map and five digital stills from the video.

Package B: All of the prior <$50 Rewards, as well as a TWEET IN THE MOVIE. Your chance for eternal fame lies at hand with a chance for you to incorporate your own space message into the video in the form of a tweet seen onscreen by viewers. Answer the question ‘why space matters to you’!

Contributing at this level gets you everything up to the $35 level (DVD, bumper sticker, Ad Astra, digital goodies), your choice of the $50 A or B package, as well as: TWO 2' x 3' MOVIE POSTERS, ONE AUTOGRAPHED BY THE PRODUCER! You'll also get a thank you letter from the Producer, listing in the video as a Silver-level supporter, listing at the NSS website as a Silver-level supporter.

Package A: Supporters at this level will receive a (Men's or Women's) CUSTOM POLO SHIRT inscribed with our video's logo in either galactic black or full-spectrum white, inscribed with “Space is our Future” and available in S, M. L, XL or XXL, in addition to the $75 package.

Package B: Show how much you love our home planet with a HUGG-A-PLANET EARTH, a squeezable 12-inch globe with over 600 feature-names, custom inscribed with our video logo, in addition to the $75 package.

Free 1 year subscription to SpaceWiki - a brand new source of unique space content not found elsewhere. Enjoy exciting space audio and video that you've never seen before (Thanks Griffin Media!). Supporting the project at this level will get you a limited edition FISHER SPACE PEN inscribed with the logo of our video project, in addition to all the items at the $75 Reward level. Invented in 1948 by Paul Fisher, it was the first pen ever to function in the absence of gravity and was later used by the U.S. and Russian space programs. Supporters will also receive a digital copy of the video soundtrack, 3 space books from Apogee Books, and a chance to participate in an exclusive NSS survey on directions for our space efforts.

Supporting the project at this level will get you a limited edition FISHER SPACE PEN inscribed with the logo of our video project, in addition to all the items at the $75 Reward level. Invented in 1948 by Paul Fisher, it was the first pen ever to function in the absence of gravity and was later used by the U.S. and Russian space programs. Supporters will also receive a digital copy of the video soundtrack, 3 space books from Apogee Books, and a chance to participate in an exclusive NSS survey on directions for our space efforts.

Supporters will receive the $75 package, as well as an EXTRA COPY of the DVD, AUTOGRAPHED BY (Your choice of science fiction author Ben Bova, legendary journalist Hugh Downs or Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols!), polo shirt, Hugg-a-Planet Earth, Fisher Space Pen, One space book from Apogee Books, Digital soundtrack, NSS Survey participation, Listing in the video as a Gold-level supporter, and Listing at the NSS website as a Gold-level supporter

Visionaries who pledge at this level will receive an UPDATED COPY OF "THE HIGH FRONTIER", with a supplemental CD-ROM of video presentations on the topic. This seminal work by Gerard K. O’Neill spurred the creation of the L-5 Society, which eventually merged with the National Space Institute to form NSS. This updated edition is a great introduction to the topic of space settlements and was where many of the concepts explored in our video were first shared. Also included are a special set of space education materials related to the themes of our video, and everything included in the $250 package.

Package A: Visionaries will receive a LIMITED EDITION SPACE PRINT of artwork to be featured in the promotion of the video. Created just for this project by a noted space artist, this signed and numbered print captures the spirit of pioneering the space frontier. Additionally, you will receive a personal thank you video from the Producer and everything included in the $250 package.

Package B: YOU will be able to submit your own video depicting your vision of our future in space to be shown on the NSS website. You will also receive an authentic OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD METEORITE PENDANT! Would you like to wear an actual artifact from space? Carefully crafted to highlight the natural beauty of meteorites, this pendant is sure to be a life-long treasure. Additionally, you will receive a personal thank you video from the Producer and everything included in the $250 package.

Backers who pledge at this level will receive a special CANVAS VERSION of the limited edition FINE ART PRINT listed above. This version will be individually enhanced with touch-ups from the brush of the artist himself for added vibrancy and uniqueness. Also included is a collection of digital NASA images and videos, as well as the $250 package.

Backers at this level will receive a 12” MOON GLOBE AND A 12” MARS GLOBE. Follow future missions to the Moon and Mars, or map out where we’ve explored. With these globes you’ll have unique roadmaps to future destinations as featured in our videos. You’ll also receive: listing in the video as a Platinum-level supporter, listing at the NSS website as a Platinum-level supporter and as an NSS Visionary Donor for one year. You'll also receive a listing in Ad Astra as an NSS Visionary Donor for one year. Plus the $250 package.

Your choice of gents or ladies beautiful WRISTWATCH displaying the wonderful Widmanstatten pattern of the Gibeon, Namibia iron meteorite, a personal example of some of the unique space resources we'll be discussing in our video. Backers will also receive: listing in the video as a Platinum-level supporter, listing at the NSS website as a Platinum-level supporter and as an NSS Visionary Donor for one year, listing in Ad Astra as an NSS Visionary Donor for one year, plus everything at the $250 package level.

Companies which pledge at this level will be able to have their CORPORATE LOGO displayed prominently in the credits of the movie. There’s also a personal meeting with NSS Executive Director Paul Damphousse, and AN ISDC 2013 PACKAGE FOR ONE for one covering registration and meals including the gala, a great way to network at the largest citizen space conference in the world. [No travel or lodging included] You will also receive a listing in the video as a Platinum-level supporter, and a listing at the NSS website as a Platinum-level supporter and as an NSS Visionary Donor for one year, and finally a listing in Ad Astra as an NSS Visionary Donor for one year, and A QUARTER-PAGE ADVERTISEMENT IN AD ASTRA. Of course, you'll still get everything at the $250 level.

(Package A - Corporate:) Special VIP PASS FOR ONE TO ISDC 2013 in San Diego, CA on May 23-27: access to all five days of the conference, all meals (including gala dinner), 5 nights hotel accommodations, admission and reserved seating for the tour of your choice, VIP seating for the ISDC premiere of the video, invitation to the private post-premiere video production party at ISDC, special arrangements via NSS staff for you to meet the ISDC speaker of your choice for a one-on-one chat. In addition: everything in the $250 reward level, listing in the video as a Diamond-level supporter, listing at the NSS website as a Diamond-level supporter and as an NSS Visionary Donor for one year, listing in Ad Astra as an NSS Visionary Donor for one year, FULL-PAGE CORPORATE AD IN AD ASTRA, permanent listing on Buzz Aldrin Council in Ad Astra magazine and at NSS website and finally, a personal "thank you" from the Producer in the video.

(Package B - Family:) Backers at this pledge level will receive a “DREAM ISDC” EXPERIENCE FOR TWO: VIP tickets for ISDC 2013 Gala dinner and recognition at the ISDC Gala for your support. You will be acknowledged in the program book and have reserved seating for the ISDC premiere of the video. Of course you'll be invited to the private post-premiere video production party at ISDC and we'll make special arrangements via NSS staff, for you to meet the ISDC speaker of your choice for a one-on-one chat. In addition: you will still receive all the rewards in the $250 package.You will be listed in the following: in the video, on the NSS website and in Ad Astra as a Diamond-level supporter of the film, as a Visionary Donor for a year and as a permanent member on Buzz Aldrin Council. You'll receive a "thank you" from the Producer in the video, and an 8.5 Carat (approx) ESQUEL METEORITE PENDANT IN 14K GOLD, and a high-quality MODEL OF A SPACECRAFT.

Live your space fantasy with your choice of either a PARABOLIC FLIGHT WITH ZERO-G corporation, OR SPACE FLIGHT TRAINING AT THE NASTAR CENTER. Experience first-hand the joys of Martian, Lunar and microgravity aboard G-Force-One, Zero-G-Corp’s specially-outfitted plane, and you'll feel like you're in our Moon 101 and Mars 101 videos! Or experience the forces of launch and more at the NASTAR facility in their spaceflight preparation course. Prepare for future voyages to destinations covered in our video with this NASTAR adventure. Which will it be? [No travel or lodging included] In addition you will receive: the $250 package, a special "thank you" from the producer of the video, listing in the video and at the NSS website as a Diamond-level supporter, listing in Ad Astra and the NSS website as a Visionary Donor for one year and a permanent listing on the Buzz Aldrin Council in Ad Astra magazine and at the NSS website. (Dates for the adventures will be mutually agreed upon.)

One "Pathfinder" will receive EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CREDIT and direct input into the production process. Share your vision of the future with the opportunity to directly participate in the production process of the video. You will also receive a “DREAM ISDC” EXPERIENCE for two, VIP tickets for ISDC 2013, Gala dinner at ISDC, recognition at the ISDC Gala for your support, acknowledgment in the program book, reserved seating for the ISDC premiere of the video, invitation to the private post-premiere video production party at ISDC, and special arrangements via NSS staff, for you to meet the ISDC speaker of your choice for a one-on-one chat. In addition: all the rewards in the $250 Package, listing in the video and at the NSS website as a Diamond-level supporter, listing in Ad Astra and the NSS website as a Visionary Donor for one year and a permanent listing on the Buzz Aldrin Council in Ad Astra magazine and at the NSS website.