NASA astronaut to speak at Burlington Performing Arts Centre

Terry Virts kicks off National Geographic Live speaker series Nov. 17

NASA astronaut Terry Virts will be in Burlington as part of National Geographic's View from Above speaker series.Photo courtesy Rebecca Hale

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BURLINGTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
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National Geographic Live, National Geographic’s touring speaker series, and the Burlington Performing Arts Centre are proud to announce “View from Above” with Terry Virts, a celebrated NASA astronaut and National Geographic author. Virts will share his unique stories and stunning photographs taken from a place many will never visit—space. The event will take place at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, at Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Main Stage.

As a NASA astronaut, pilot of the space shuttle Endeavour, flight engineer on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, and International Space Station Commander, Virts spent more than seven months in space, one of the longest continuous space missions of any NASA astronaut.

More recently, Virts directed his first film, One More Orbit (2020), a full-length documentary chronicling the 2019 mission in which he broke the world record for any aircraft circumnavigating the planet over the North and South poles. He also appeared in the 2016 IMAX film A Beautiful Planet, a breathtaking portrait of Earth from space that features stunning footage—much of it shot by Virts while aboard (and outside) the International Space Station—of our magnificent blue planet and humanity's impact on it. His photography, which provides incredible aerial views of Earth and the vast space that surrounds it, is featured in the National Geographic book, View From Above: An Astronaut Photographs the World (2017). His most recent book, How to Astronaut (2020), takes the reader through all aspects of space travel, both expected and unexpected.

Virts’s engaging, one-of-a-kind presentation is part of National Geographic Live’s collection of events happening throughout the United States and Canada. National Geographic’s broad roster of talent, including renowned photographers, scientists, authors, filmmakers, and adventurers, share their behind-the-scenes stories from the front lines of exploration alongside stunning imagery and gripping footage.

For tickets and information, call 905-681-000 or click here.

For more information on National Geographic Live and other National Geographic events, click here.

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