What's Going on Up There? (2007)

People have been talking about space since the first humans lifted their eyes to ponder the stars above. Today opinions about space exploration are as vast as the universe itself. Like many of the technologies we now take for granted, people have come to see space exploration as something that happens almost automatically. What's Going On Up There? examines the risks and benefits of sacrifices that must be made on the road to revitalizing the space industry. From hard-working scientists and environmentalists--even a college student in Kuwait who wants to be the first Muslim woman in space--to Hollywood film directors, artists, psychiatrists, historians, lawyers and preschoolers, this doc offers conversations with professionals and ordinary citizens on all sides of the space debate. Introduced by Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek), who once again asks us what Earthlings will do with the final frontier.