The trailer for HBO Original Documentary’s Wild Wild Space ends with a chilling warning: “Whoever controls space may very well control the future of humanity.” Directed by Oscar winner Ross Kauffman (Born Into Brothels), the documentary focuses on Astra Space, Rocket Lab, and Planet Labs, and is based on Ashlee Vance’s bestseller When the Heavens Went on Sale.
Wild Wild Space features interviews with space experts including Chris Kemp (co-founder/CEO of Astra Space), Ashlee Vance (tech journalist and author), Jonathan McDowell (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), Peter Beck (founder/CEO of Rocket Lab), and Will Marshall (co-founder/CEO of Planet Labs). Robbie Schingler (co-founder/CSO of Planet Labs), Pete Worden (Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force, retired), Jessy Kate Schingler, (director of Open Lunar), Dr. Bhavya Lal (technology and policy at NASA), Allison Puccinia (imagery analyst at Armillary Services), and Carissa Christensen (CEO of BryceTech) also contribute to the HBO Documentary Films, Zero Point Zero Production, Amblin Documentaries, and Hyperobject Industries production.
“Wild Wild Space chronicles the modern-day, celestial land grab happening above our heads. It’s a fast-paced, high-stakes race of epic proportions in which companies compete to blast satellite-carrying rockets into low earth orbit. From exhilarating triumphs to gut-wrenching setbacks, we witness the fierce competition to tackle humanity’s next great frontier. However, beneath the shiny veneer of progress is the dark side of capitalism’s insatiable appetite for profit and the far-reaching reverberations of a world controlled from the skies,” reads HBO’s synopsis.
The synopsis continues: “Wild Wild Space follows three rocket and satellite companies – Astra Space, Rocket Lab, and Planet Labs – and the quests of their idiosyncratic founders to conquer the burgeoning space industry. Following the roller coaster journey for a piece of this unchartered territory, the film details the multi-faceted uses of satellites, from planet-saving, environmental imaging to ‘big brother’ government scrutiny and military espionage, exploring the ethics of technological advances. With billions of dollars at stake, the world’s privacy in the balance, and the ramifications of space debris dangerously cluttering earth’s low orbit, the documentary reveals how satellites now control the fabric of our modern world, and posits that whoever controls space, may very well control the future of humanity.”
Jaye Callahan, Ashlee Vance, Adam McKay, Todd Schulman, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, and Craig H. Shepherd serve as producers. Executive producers include John Khoury, Maiken Baird, Rachel Crane, and HBO’s Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Tina Nguyen.
The space race doc premieres on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 9pm ET/PT on HBO.
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