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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE AND PROCTORS ANNOUNCE ASTRONAUT AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AUTHOR TERRY VIRTS IN SCHENECTADY

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE AND PROCTORS ANNOUNCE ASTRONAUT AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AUTHOR TERRY VIRTS IN SCHENECTADY

7:30 P.M. THURSDAY, JAN. 31 

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—JAN. 18, 2019— National Geographic Live, National Geographic’s touring speaker series, and Proctors 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
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31 at Proctors. 

As a NASA astronaut, pilot of the space shuttle Endeavour, and crew member on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, Virts spent 200 consecutive days in space as commander of the International Space Station—one of the longest continuous space missions of any NASA astronaut.

More recently, Virts 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.

National Geographic Live is the live events division of National Geographic. With a broad roster of talent including renowned photographers, scientists, authors, filmmakers and adventurers, National Geographic Live’s critically acclaimed programs have connected with audiences worldwide for over a century. Currently, National Geographic Live events are held in a variety of cities around the world, including, Seattle, Tampa, Los Angeles and Calgary. In each of these cities, speakers share behind-the-scenes stories from the front lines of exploration onstage alongside stunning imagery and gripping footage. For more information, visit natgeolive.com.

Tickets, $20-$40, are available at the Box Office at Proctors, 432 State Street, Schenectady; by phone at 518.346.6204; and online at proctors.org.

National Geographic Pressroom, pressroom@natgeo.com / (202) 912-6799

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