FAI Miliarium Ad Astra: Five Grand Challenges Documentary
An FAI initiative, produced in partnership with Aviatrix Company.
Miliarium ad Astra: Five Grand Challenges is an international documentary exploring the bold milestones that could shape humanity’s future in space.
From reaching the lunar South Pole and Mars to transferring propellant in orbit, retrieving derelict spacecraft, and advancing solar-sail propulsion, the film reveals the ingenuity, collaboration, and courage behind each challenge. Through expert voices, compelling stories, and cinematic imagery, it connects complex space technology to the lives and future of people on Earth.
An FAI initiative, produced in collaboration with Aviatrix Company, the film invites audiences to imagine what becomes possible when humanity reaches beyond the known with purpose.
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As a third-generation aviator and filmmaker, Susan is creating this film to make space exploration understandable, human, and inspiring—and to encourage the next generation to imagine, question, and dream.
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Miliarium ad Astra: Five Grand Challenges is an international documentary examining the milestones that could shape humanity’s future in space: Spacecraft Reusability, Orbital Refueling, Orbital Debris Mitigation, Lunar South Pole Landing, and Mars Landing. Through expert voices, compelling human stories, and cinematic imagery, the film will explain what each challenge means, why it matters, and what must be achieved to make it possible. An FAI initiative, produced in collaboration with Aviatrix Company, the documentary connects complex space exploration with its potential impact on life on Earth—while inspiring students, innovators, and future explorers to imagine what humanity might accomplish next.
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