RAPID - The LSST Documentary Project

维拉·C·鲁宾天文台纪录片项目(暂定标题)将跟踪建造由美国国家科学基金会和能源部资助的鲁宾天文台的人们，在建设期间和进入其十年的主要科学任务。这是天文台(原大型天气观测望远镜，LSST)建设的关键时期。这一奖项弥合了一个不幸的缺口，允许电影制作人在努力筹集全额制作资金的同时开始必要的拍摄，包括可能未来来自NSF的种子资金。它加强了鲁宾团队内部、美国物理研究所、剑桥大学和牛津大学(英国)以及私营部门的支持。这些时间紧迫的活动包括NSF主任和能源部负责科学的副部长对该项目的访问，法国贡献者的访问，以及数据管理领导团队、运营团队和讨论调试的主要会议。这个长期的纪录片项目将捕捉创建一种独一无二的科学探索系统的人类戏剧，并将进一步促进NSF扩大在STEM领域的参与，促进对科学和科学过程的更好理解，并确保每个人都有机会参与并为研究企业做出贡献。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Documentary Project (working title) will follow the people building the NSF- and DOE-funded Rubin Observatory during construction and into its ten-year primary scientific mission. This is a critical period in the building of the observatory (formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, LSST). This award bridges an unfortunate gap, allowing the filmmaker to start essential filming while working to raise full production financing, including possible future seed funding from NSF. It reinforces support from within the Rubin team, from the American Institute of Physics, Cambridge and Oxford universities (UK), and from the private sector. The time-critical events include visits to the project by the NSF Director and the DOE Under-Secretary for Science, a visit by French contributors, and major meetings for the Data Management Leadership team, for the Operations Team, and to discuss commissioning.This long-term documentary project will capture the human drama of creating a one-of-a-kind system for scientific exploration, and will further NSF’s mission to broaden participation in STEM fields, foster a better understanding of science and the scientific process, and ensure everyone an opportunity to participate in and contribute to the research enterprise.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.