The Camera is the Mission

Transporting audiences to the forefront of space exploration through cinema‑grade immersive imaging

Few of us will travel to other worlds Immersive media will bring everyone along

Humanity's return to the Moon is the storytelling opportunity of a generation. Our long‑term vision is to build a lunar media infrastructure, with capture and streaming embedded directly into missions, bringing the Moon, then Mars, to audiences across every platform.

Our mission

Building storytelling and outreach capabilities into the mission

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Capture the mission

Immersive imaging technologies engineered for the constraints of space exploration missions.

02

Support the mission

From integration, operations, and post‑processing to production and distribution. Operational support through low‑latency immersive telepresence.

03

Share the mission

Premium content in the hands of creators, delivered across any platform: virtual, augmented, and mixed reality, domes and planetariums, mobile, and screens of any size.

Products

From Outer Space to Every Screen

High‑resolution stereoscopic 360° capture creates a single, future‑proof master independent of any one display format. The same mission imagery can reach audiences across today's platforms, and be continually adapted to the platforms of tomorrow.

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Flight-ready immersive lunar camera

IRIS

  • High‑resolution 360° stereoscopic video capture
  • Integrated image processing and data storage
  • Scheduled to fly in 2026 on board two CLPS missions
Next-generation immersive lunar camera

IRIS-2

  • Higher performance
  • Live streaming
  • Greater level of immersion
  • In development for a 2027 release. Stay tuned.
Flight heritage

Built, flown, and proven aboard the ISS

The specialized immersive cameras behind Space Explorers flown inside and outside of the ISS.

The Space Explorers spacewalk camera on the robotic arm above Earth
Immersive camera flown outside the ISS
Close-up of the Space Explorers interior camera lenses, studio photograph
Multi-lens stereoscopic imaging
The Space Explorers interior camera on its stand, studio photograph
Immersive camera flown inside the ISS
3 Yearsof immersive filming operations aboard the ISS, in collaboration with 12 international astronauts
300 Hoursof stereoscopic 360° imagery, cinematic virtual reality, captured in orbit
First‑Ever Spacewalkcaptured in cinematic virtual reality
2 Lunar Missionscarrying IRIS in 2026 and 2027
Primetime Emmy Awardwin for Space Explorers: The ISS Experience
Space Explorers

A Vision Born in Space

Space Explorers: The ISS Experience, the Primetime Emmy Award‑winning series filmed aboard the International Space Station, and Space Explorers: The Infinite, the touring immersive exhibition created from the same footage, together represent the largest production ever filmed in space. These projects laid the foundation for a new generation of immersive space storytelling.

The International Space Station and Earth, unfolded 360-degree view
Contact

Put an IRIS camera on your mission

Flying a lander, a rover, a station module, or a crew? Building a story that needs to be seen from where it happens? Let's talk.