With extraordinary access, BLAST exposes a world of risky, hardcore, scientific adventure. The story follows an international team of astrophysicists trying to launch a multi-million dollar telescope on a NASA high-altitude balloon. Their journey to discover thousands of early galaxies takes them from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Revealing frustrations, inevitable failures and ultimate triumph, BLAST puts a human face on the quest to answer our most basic question - How did we get here?
Released: Apr 22, 2008
Runtime: 78 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Werner Herzog, Mark Devlin, Barth Netterfield, Victor Davison, Marie Rex, Gaelen Marsden
Crew: Paul Devlin (Director)