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(Martin Jones) #1

Screen Innovations has worked with NASA to


develop a one-of-a-kind, ambient-light-rejecting,


zero-gravity screen to be installed in the Interna-


tional Space Station...


Until now, astronauts on the International Space


Station communicated with Mission Control and


their families back home on tablet-sized 13-inch


displays. Now they will have a large roll-out screen


from Screen Innovations, together with a laser pro-


jector that should last more than 30,000 hours of


use – that’s a movie a day for more than 40 years.


The criteria for a screen in space were unique, from


the obvious need for extreme lightness and easy


storage to trickier requirements such as screen


rigidity in zero gravity and the ability to reject the


bits of food and other detritus that have a habit of


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Although the theatre in your home resides in


a more-worldly environment with picture quality


taking a front row seat it’s nice to know that Screen


Innovations also delivers the best down-to-earth


solution around.


The screens of the Future are available today!


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