Russian Actor Blasts Off to Attempt a World First: A Movie in Space
The Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft carrying the crew, formed of Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild, blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Oct. 5, 2021. Roscosmos/via Reuters
MOSCOW—A Russian actress and a film director blasted off for the International Space Station on Tuesday, beating Tom Cruise in the race to shoot the first movie in space.
The Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft is set to dock at 12:12 GMT at the station, which orbits Earth at an altitude of around 220 miles.
