Cast and Crew

Creator: Chuck Lorre,Bill Prady

Leading Role: Johnny Galecki,Jim Parsons,Kaley Cuoco,Simon Helberg,Kunal Nayyar,Sara Gilbert

Summary of  The Big Bang Theory Season 6 DVD Box Set

The season finale of season 5 depicted Howard Wolowitz traveling to the International Space Station (ISS) on board a Soyuz rocket, and season 6 features him working in the ISS. Thanks to technical consulting from Astronaut Mike Massimino, who also plays himself on the show, the production crew was able to put together sets that realistically depict the Soyuz capsule and the ISS. A small 20-foot (6.1 m) portion of a chamber that is a model of the ISS was rented and used as the set for the ISS. Unique camera angles and creative framing were used to make the set look larger. To simulate weightlessness, the production crew decided to use "long skinny platforms" to support the actors from below, rather than use tethers to suspend from above. The actors were required to act out "motions of microgravity" in order to create theatrical authenticity.