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Gravity is the most powerful and exacting force in the universe. It is pervasive and penetrating. Gravity binds us together, its reach hangs stars in the sky and its grip crushes light. Gravity holds planets together, and leashes them to their suns. Without gravity, stars, comets, moons, nebulae, and even the Earth itself would not exist. Explore how science and humanity discovered, overcame and utilized gravity. Learn what it takes to propel objects into the heavens, to ride a wave or to ski down a slope. Take a front row seat as an astronaut subjects himself to the weightless wonders of the specially modified aircraft used to train astronauts known as the “Vomit Comet.”
Original Release
04/22/2008
US Release
04/22/2008
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Erik Thompson | Self - Narrator |
| David Sandwell | Self - Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Lawrence Young | Self - Astrophysicist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Alex Filippenko | Self - Astrophysicist, Univ. of California, Berkeley |
| Greg Laughlin | Self - Astrophysicist, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz |
| Neil deGrasse Tyson | Self - Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History |
| Michelle Thaller | Self - Caltech |
| Anthony Zee | Self - Univ. of Santa Barbara |
| Barry Barish | Self - Caltech |
| Albert Einstein | Self - Physicist |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Erik Thompson | Self - Narrator |
| David Sandwell | Self - Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Lawrence Young | Self - Astrophysicist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Alex Filippenko | Self - Astrophysicist, Univ. of California, Berkeley |
| Greg Laughlin | Self - Astrophysicist, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz |
| Neil deGrasse Tyson | Self - Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History |
| Michelle Thaller | Self - Caltech |
| Anthony Zee | Self - Univ. of Santa Barbara |
| Barry Barish | Self - Caltech |
| Albert Einstein | Self - Physicist |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Douglas Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Carl H. Lindahl | Executive Producer |
| Louis Tarantino | Executive Producer |
| Kelly Ficklin | Producer |
| Arthur Maturo | Producer |
| Melissa Tittl | Producer |
Editors
