[4] Narrated by Tom Cruise, it is the first IMAX 3D production filmed in space.

Using advanced 3D technology, the film tells the story of the greatest engineering feat since men landed on the Moon; the on-orbit assembly of the International Space Station as it travels 220 miles above the Earth at 17,500 mph.

The film included sequences that portray the force of a rocket launch, look into the depths of space, experience life in zero gravity and accompany astronauts on a space walk.

"[5] The film is the highest-grossing film never to have placed in the top 10 domestic box office, grossing $93,376,342 domestically and $34,971,266 overseas for a total worldwide gross of $128,347,608.

[7] Metacritic gives the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".