Astronauts Record First 8K Film: Behind the Scenes | China Space Station

Описание: FriendsofNASA.org: Watch China's Shenzhou-13 astronauts film in microgravity back in 2021, testing shots for the new 8K Ultra HD film "Blue Planet Outside the Window". Astronauts Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu discuss using specially designed cameras for space to capture Earth's beauty outside their windows. They also revealed details of their long-term stay in space. Released on September 5, 2025, the space documentary "Blue Planet Outside the Window" is now available in cinemas across China in film formats, such as CINITY LED, IMAX & 4DX. Watch our Blue Planet from a unique space perspective!

Produced by China Media Group (CMG) and filmed during the record-breaking 183-day Shenzhou-13 mission, taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu became space cinematographers, capturing life aboard China’s space station in stunning 8K Ultra HD. From breathtaking views of Earth to the quiet warmth of daily life in orbit, the film opens a new cinematic window to the cosmos.

✨ What makes this documentary groundbreaking:

• 🎥 First Chinese space-shot feature—the big screen becomes a true window to space.

• 👩🚀 Taikonaut's lens—Wang Yaping’s narration infuses the film with emotion, philosophy, and human depth.

• 🛰️ Custom tech—8K, 50fps full-frame cameras engineered to endure rocket launches and microgravity.

• 🤝 Fusion of science and art—engineers, filmmakers, and taikonauts working side by side.

• 🕶️ Immersive formats—CINITY 4K 50fps, IMAX, 4DX, and LED mega-screens put you 400 km above Earth.

• 🌍 International acclaim — praised at screenings in Hong Kong and Italy as "a new frontier for Chinese cinema."

Launched on October 16, 2021, the Shenzhou13 crew set a record for China’s longest continuous spaceflight. Now, their story lives on the big screen.

Since 2021, Tiangong has served as a permanently crewed space station. It is operated by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Tiangong has a modular design with modules docked together while in low Earth orbit, between 340 and 450 km (210 and 280 mi) above the surface. It is China's first long-term space station, part of the Tiangong Program and is the core of the "Third Step" of the China Manned Space Program. Tiangong has a pressurized volume of 340 m3 (12,000 cu ft), slightly over one third the size of the International Space Station. The space station provides opportunities for space-based experiments and acts as a platform for building capacity for scientific and technological innovation.

Video Credit: CMSA
Duration: 2 minutes, 18 seconds
Release Date: Sept. 6, 2025

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