Russia beats Tom Cruise to space (and back) with release of made-in-orbit film

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The Mission: Impossible actor has been talking for years about making a movie in space, but a Russian film crew just released theirs first

Recommended from EditorialThen in 2020, then NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted: “NASA is excited to work with @TomCruise on a film aboard the @Space_Station! We need popular media to inspire a new generation of engineers and scientists to make @NASA’s ambitious plans a reality.”

that Cruise planned to do a spacewalk while filming. That would be the first for a civilian actor – if it ever comes to pass.has been roundly celebrated by Russians, with its poster appearing on a new postage stamp, and a gala premiere in Moscow last week attended by several cosmonauts who were on the space station during shooting, and who appear as extras in the film. The Soyuz capsule that carried Shipenko and Peresild back from orbit was also on display.

The cost of the film has been reported to be 1.15 billion rubles , shared by Russia’s federal space corporation Roscosmos, the state-controlled television network Channel One and production company Yellow, Black and White.is said to be aimed at marketing the Russian space program to a new generation, and particularly women.

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