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Update #4 · Jul 19, 2011 · comment

Dear Members of the Orbit(Film) Astronaut Appreciation Society--

Thank you for providing the fuel for our rocket! With all of you pushing from below, Orbit(Film) will be officially launched just as NASA's space shuttle missions come to an end. The conclusion of one space adventure and the start of another. We're thrilled that we'll be able to polish off the films properly, screen them in HD, distribute them widely, and reward you all with DVDs, t-shirts, decals, and more. (Goodies will be mailed within a few weeks.) 

Our first official screening of the final films will be Saturday, July 23, at Rooftop Films in Brooklyn. Details: http://rooftopfilms.com/2011/schedule/orbit-film-1/

Please come join us for the liftoff!

Thanks,

Mike, Mark & all the Orbit Filmmakers

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    * * * * * * * * * * LAIKA * * * * * * * * * * * * * To commemorate the first dog in space, you receive: + A limited time online sneak preview of two films from the program.

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    * * * * * * * * * ALBERT II * * * * * * * * * * * * In memory of the first monkey in space, you receive: + An official Orbit(Film) Decal (that’s 1980’s geek speak for “sticker”) + Orbit(Film) 2-Flick Sneak Peek

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    * * * * * * * * SERGEI KRIKALEV * * * * * * * For hanging out with the cosmonaut stranded in space when the Soviet Union collapsed, you receive: + An official Orbit(Film) T-Shirt (available in adult and children’s sizes) + The Orbit(Film) Decal

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    * * * * * * * * * GERALD CARR * * * * * * * * * For rebelling with the Commander of the Skylab 4 mutiny, you receive: + Orbit(Film) T-Shirt + Orbit(Film) Poster (11x17”) + Orbit(Film) Decal + Orbit(Film) 2-Flick Sneak Peek

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    * * * * EDWARD HIGGINS WHITE, II * * * * For riding with the first man to “walk” in space (and who later died on Apollo 1), you receive: + The official Orbit(Film) DVD with the entire 85-minute program + Orbit(Film) Poster + Orbit(Film) Decal

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    * * * * BYRON K. LICHTENBERG * * * * Study hard, and you can collaborate with this MIT-scholar, the first civilian in space, and receive: + Orbit(Film) DVD + Orbit(Film) T-Shirt + Orbit(Film) Poster + Orbit(Film) Decal

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    * * * * * * * * * YÁNG LÌWĚI * * * * * * * * * * * If you join the first Chinese astronaut, or "yǔhángyuán" -- 宇航员 -- which literally means "sailing personnel in universe," you will receive: + Orbit(Film) DVD + Orbit(Film) T-Shirt + Orbit(Film) Poster + Orbit(Film) Decal + Orbit(Film) 2-Flick Sneak Peek

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    * * * * ARNALDO TAMAYO MÉNDEZ * * * * If you side with the first Latino in space, a Cuban who launched with the USSR, you receive: + A phone message from the wacky oceanic planet Neptune! + Credit in the Astronaut Appreciation Society on the Orbit(Film) website + Orbit(Film) DVD + Orbit(Film) T-Shirt + Orbit(Film) Poster + Orbit(Film) Decal + Orbit(Film) 2-Flick Sneak Peek

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    * * * * VALENTINA TERESHKOVA * * * * * Fly with the first woman in space and receive: + A hard drive with 200GB of raw footage direct from outer space, used in these films! + Credit in the Astronaut Appreciation Society on the Orbit(Film) website + Orbit(Film) DVD + Orbit(Film) T-Shirt + Orbit(Film) Poster + Orbit(Film) Decal + Orbit(Film) 2-Flick Sneak Peek

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    * * * * * * GUY BLUFORD, JR * * * * * * * * Get up with the first African-American in space and receive: + A private phone consultation with Co-Producers Mike Plante and/or Mark Elijah Rosenberg, offering indie film industry advice or space nerd gabbing + A phone message from planet Neptune + Credit in the Astronaut Appreciation Society on the Orbit(Film) website + Orbit(Film) DVD + Orbit(Film) T-Shirt + Orbit(Film) Poster + Orbit(Film) Decal + Orbit(Film) 2-Flick Sneak Peek

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    * * * * * * * * EUGENE CERNAN * * * * * * * * If you become the last person to walk on the moon, you will receive: + Special Credit in the Astronaut Appreciation Society on screen in the film + A film industry consultation with the Co-Producers + A phone message from planet Neptune + Credit in the Astronaut Appreciation Society on the Orbit(Film) website + Orbit(Film) DVD + Orbit(Film) T-Shirt + Orbit(Film) Poster + Orbit(Film) Decal + Orbit(Film) 2-Flick Sneak Peek