UNF alumnus to participate in Antarctic exploration team with William Shatner, Neil deGrasse Tyson, previous NASA rocketeers

.JACKSONVILLE, Fla.– A 26-year-old Jacksonville local as well as Educational institution of North Florida graduate are going to be participating in Celebrity Trek icon William Shatner, distinguished astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Beauty astronaut Charlie Duke, and also past NASA rocketeer Scott Kelly to record an excursion to Antarctica striving to highlight the “essential connection between Earth’s oceans as well as the cosmos.” RELATED: Exactly how carry out NOAA satellites gather data to observe the ocean?Lee Giat, a Jacksonville-based producer that is “going far for himself in the fields of aerospace and science media,” was inquired to record the “Journey of Legends” trip to Antarctica, depending on to Future of Room, which managed the travel. “It is actually an outright opportunity as well as a substantial obligation,” stated Giat. “The Antarctic landscape uses no shortage of impressive video, however this is the first time our company are witnessing a lot of aerospace legends embarking on one thing new all together.

That is a genuinely special opportunity, however an extensive undertaking too.” In a press release, Future of Area points out Giat recently premiered his directorial launching at the Kennedy Area Center, and in 2023, the producer accomplished a 48-hour solo trip around the Caribbean and also South United States to “supply academic information to underserved areas.” He additionally founded the media company Flying Ostrich Media. The exploration, which will certainly depart on Dec. 19, is intended to “foster conversation on exploration, ecological stewardship, and also global difficulties.” The goal aims to “highlight the connection between Planet’s oceans and also the universes, with engaged discussions, explorations, and also events developed to influence a deeper understanding of Antarctic as well as space study.” Other participants participating in the objective consist of award-winning writer Ann Curry and also past NASA astronaut Josu00e9 Hernu00e1ndez.