Space agency shoots for stars of the Hollywood variety

Posted by tourdemars to Entertainment at August 7, 2000 12:00 PM

Making movies may not be rocket science but NASA researcher Kathryn Clark knows one way to reach the stars is to start with luminaries of the Hollywood variety. Clark and other scientists are increasingly helping Hollywood actors and filmmakers make sci-fi movies as realistic as possible in an effort to fire the public's interest in space exploration.