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The American Astronaut is a 2001 space Western musical film directed by and starring Cory McAbee. The film is set in a fictitious past, in which space travel is pioneered by roughnecks. The film was released on DVD in the spring of 2005. The band Billy Nayer Show, helmed by McAbee, wrote and performed the film's soundtrack.
The first full-length motion picture written, starring and directed by Cory McAbee. The Billy Nayer Show has writing or performance credits for most, if not all, of the music in the movie. The Billy Nayer Show: The Early Years (2003)
Massimino's book, Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe, is a New York Times best-seller. [11] The street that Massimino grew up on in Franklin Square, Long Island has been renamed "Mike Massimino Street". [12] September 17, 2022 Massimino was the Grand Marshal for the NYC Feast of San Gennaro
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Canal Street is a 2018 American drama thriller film directed by Rhyan LaMarr. [2] [3] The film was distributed by Smith Global Media and opened over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. [4] It was filmed in Chicago. [3] Canal Street was screened at the American Black Film Festival. [4]
Billy finds his father old-fashioned and boring. He wants to lead an exciting life: to be a hero like the astronaut Alan Shepard. However, Billy's life takes an exciting turn when he is hired by Dr. Donni McGuinness, the Director of Veterinary Sciences, to help train the chimpanzees for NASA space missions.
Max Richter composed the soundtrack. On February 22, 2024, the track "Don’t Go Away", a collaboration between Richter and the American band Sparks , which features in the film, was released to streaming services.
Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978, and became an astronaut in August 1979. During the following years, he worked extensively on satellite deployment and retrieval activities, including development of the Canadian Remote Manipulator System. A veteran of two space flights, he has logged over 316 hours in space.