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About

The Karman project

The Karman Project is a non-profit foundation fostering trust, independent dialogue and cooperation between the ones who shape the future of space.

Our Mission

We gather global leaders from the fields of science, tech, business, politics and the arts to build interdisciplinary projects and shape common agendas, placing space at the service of humankind.

The Space That Makes Us Human

The Space That Makes Us Human is a documentary film experience showcasing the mission, vision and voices of The Karman Project. It shifts into focus The Karman Project’s efforts in connecting the leaders of tomorrow to create positive impact in space, and transports this message of impact to a global audience.

The Space That Makes Us Human is a one-of-its-kind campaign, which aims to bridge science and the arts, global leaders and the greater public. All are welcomed to journey through four chapters, each exploring an element of the deep relationship between space and humanity - curated by the Karman Community as a reflection of key space topics that they’ve made individual commitments towards furthering. Our desire is to remind everybody - from space experts to the enthusiasts of a new generation - that space is fundamental to the human experience, and achieving true global cooperation can position space as an equaliser for humanity.

Thanks to a joint force of 200+ incredible talents from around the globe collaborating to realise this project, we could sincerely experience the gravitational forces of space that unite us on Earth - even amidst a global pandemic.

Credits

Agency: Impolite Culture GmbH

Executive Creative Director & Executive Producer

Lorenzo Musiu

Creative Director & Campaign Strategist

Elisa Amelia Bausch

Website development

Kien Fam

Creative Web Developer

Igor VeremskyIgor Veremsky

Motion Design & Branding

Amigo Total

Soundtrack Composer

Nicolo Fanari

Interview Video Editor

Luca Sabbatini

Graphic Designer & Social Editor

Giulia Vigna

Copywriter

Elisa Amelia Bausch

Vanessa Schefke

Content Strategy & Activation

Elisa Amelia Bausch

Alexander Kabioll

Film 1: Beyond the Void

Directors

Bonasia

Narcisi

Director of Photography

Emanuele Mestriner

Executive Producers

Lorenzo Musiu

Francesco Bonasia

Production Companies

Impolite Culture GmbH

Institvute Studio

Film 2: Cosmic Link

Director

Lorenzo Musiu

Co-Director

Anastasia Kovalchuk

Co-Director

Stéphane Barbato

Interviews

Sadeck Waff

Jonathan Hofeller

Executive Producer

Lorenzo Musiu

Production Company

Impolite Culture GmbH

Producers

Sarah Verde

Anastasia Kovalchuk

Production Company

Impolite Culture GmbH

Film 3: Return to Earth

Directors

Rodrigo Inada

NONO - Nono Ayuso

Director of Photography

Anton Fursa

Executive Producers

Lorenzo Musiu

Nico Cabuche

Marie Niesmann

Jackson Forsythe

Nono Ayuso

Diego Basualdo

Producer

Anastasia Kovalchuk

Production Companies

Impolite Culture GmbH

Saltwater Films

Landia

Magma

Post Production

TEighty4

Film 4: The Way Forward

Directors

Jungle

Director of Photography

Mortimer Hochberg

Executive Producer

Lorenzo Musiu

Production Company

Impolite Culture GmbH

Co-Production

Untitled BR

Producer

Manuel Kappmeyer

Line Producer

Beatriz Vidal

Post Production

Warriors

The Mill London

Special Thanks

El Hierro Film Commission

Event Horizon Telescope

The Karman Project

Co-Founder & Treasurer at The Karman Project, Germany

Artur Koop

Operating Partner at DCVC and Co-Founder of Planet Labs, Australia/USA

Chris Boshuizen

Founder & CEO of Spacety, China

Yang Feng

Director, Fellowship & Community of The Karman Project, Australia

Hannah Ashford

Co-Founder & Chairwoman of The Karman Project, VP Orion-ESM, France

Hélène Huby

Former Director-General of the European Space Agency, France

Jean-Jacques Dordain

Managing Director & CIO of Yunus Social Business, Germany

Karen Hitschke

Director of Space Capability and Director of Robotics & Automation at the Australian Space Agency, Australia

Katherine Bennell

Co-Founder, Director, Operations & Growth of The Karman Project, China

Ke Wang

Managing Director at China Academy of Sciences Capital Management, China

Fu Kun

General Partner at Global Ventures, UAE/USA

Noor Sweid

Co-Founder & CEO of SatSure, India

Prateep Basu

President of Regulus SpaceTech Inc. and Chair of the Dept. of Aerospace Engineering at Ateneo de Davao University, The Philippines

Rogel Mari Sese

Aerospace Engineer, Pilot & European Space Agency Astronaut, France

Thomas Pesquet

Vice President of Mission Assurance at SpaceX, USA

William Gerstenmaier

Images

The Unknown

H. Ashford left

ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet

H. Huby left

NASA

K. Bennell left

Copernicus Sentinel data (2015)/ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

Lunar explorers (2019)

(c) Michael Najjar

T. Pesquet left

ESA/NASA

T. Pesquet right

L. Brandon-Cremer

W. Gerstenmaier left

NASA

W. Gerstenmaier right

NASA

Cosmic Link

Starlink (2020)

(c) Michael Najjar

K. Hitschke right

contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2019-20), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

P. Basu right

contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2019), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

Return to Earth

C. Boshuizen left

NASA

Planetary overview (2017)

(c) Michael Najjar

K. Hitschke left

ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet/A. Conigli

T. Pesquet left

NASA

W. Gerstenmaier right

NASA

The Way Forward

Sands of mars (2014)

(c) Michael Najjar

Heterotopia (2016)

(c) Michael Najjar

K. Bennell left

ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet

K. Wang right

ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet/A. Conigli

f.a.s.t. (2017)

(c) Michael Najjar

T. Pesquet right

ESA/NASA

T. Pesquet left

NASA

W. Gerstenmaier left

ASA / KSC

W. Gerstenmaier right

NASA

Imprint

Karman Project Stiftung
Rheinsberger Str. 76/77
10115 Berlin
Germany

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