posted 08-03-2024 09:48 AM               

Sphere Entertainment Co. is in phase two of a technology research experiment testing Big Sky — an ultra-high-resolution, single-sensor camera — on the space station.

In the first phase, which launched in November 2022, a commercial off-the-shelf camera collected baseline information while astronauts tested the camera's use in space. The second phase will see Big Sky — developed by Sphere Entertainment to capture content for Sphere, the next-generation entertainment medium in Las Vegas — tested inside the ISS.

Big Sky features the world's largest image sensor, as well as the world's sharpest cinematic lenses, and captures detailed, large-format images in a way never before possible. This mission will help validate proper functioning, operations, and video downlink of Big Sky in microgravity conditions to help inform future research.