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A Russian film crew is shooting their next film in space, arriving at the International Space Station Tuesday morning. The actress landed on the International Space Station on Tuesday. The team consists of actress Yulia Peresild, director Klim Shipenko and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov.
The crew made the trip to the ISS to film parts of an upcoming movie called The Challenge. The New York Times reports that the film will go down in history as the first fictional feature film shot in space.
The challenge represents a Russian doctor sent into space to save the life of a cosmonaut aboard the International Space Station.
NASA TV shows the moment the Russian crew docked at the International Space Station
The team took off at 4:55 a.m.ET from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They reached the ISS safely after a three-hour flight.
In a pre-flight press conference, Peresild commented on the challenges of filming from a civilian perspective, stating that “It was psychologically, physically and morally difficult, but I think once the goal is reached , it will not seem so difficult, and we will remember it with a smile.
Experienced cosmonaut Peskov commented on the importance of flight for Russian space travel: âWe have been pioneers in space and have maintained a confident stance,â he said. “Such missions which help to publicize our achievements and space exploration in general are excellent for the country.”
Shipenko, who has directed several blockbuster films, agreed with Peresild that the team’s plans were not without their challenges:
“Of course, we couldn’t do a lot on the first try, and sometimes even on a third try, but that’s to be expected,” he said.
William Shatner to visit space this Sunday with Blue Origin
The Russian crew’s historic journey to the ISS comes at an unprecedented time for space travel, as industry giants like Blue Origin and SpaceX rush to pave the way for a future of commercial spaceflight.
The latest installment in this space travel renaissance is actor William Shatner’s next trip with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.
Shatner, who played the brave Captain James Tiberias Kirk in the sci-fi television series that began in 1066, is now 90 years old. But he has no problem with that, as he expressed his great joy on Monday after the official announcement of the exit from Cape Canaveral.
“Yes that’s right; I’m going to be a ‘rocket man!’ Shatner tweeted triumphantly today, adding, “It’s never too late to discover new things.
Bezos’ space travel company announced today that the Canadian-born actor will take off from West Texas on Sunday, October 12.
Bezos has long been a fan of the sci-fi series, which spawned a feature film series decades after it first aired on television.
The businessman and space exploration promoter even played a cameo role as an alien in the 2016 iteration of the series, titled “Star Trek Beyond.” Blue Origin invited Shatner to fly as a guest, according to an Associated Press report.
When he shakes the shackles of Earth on Sunday, Shatner will become the oldest human being to ever be in space. He will be accompanied by three other people, including two paying customers, who roll in the Blue Origin capsule to the ends of space, briefly becoming weightless.
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