Russia to Film in Space Next Month

A Russian team of two cosmonauts and two filmmakers will set off for the International Space Station (ISS) early next month to shoot the first film in space, Russia said in a statement. The four-man crew is to be delivered to the Earth-orbiting station on 5 October at an altitude of about 354 km. It will be launched with the Soyuz MS-19 rocket.

The team’s journey is the first civilian crew voyage into space with a rocket and capsule, developed by SpaceX, adding to flight an element of the decades-long Russia-United States rivalry. It will happen only weeks later.

‘The film is about an ordinary doctor setting up the life of a cosmonaut’

Director and actor Klim Shipenko said at a press conference before the crew left for the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. “This movie is for an ordinary person, nothing to do with space exploration and it tells the story of a doctor who never thought of it travels to the USS and saves a cosmonaut’s life.“

Professional cosmonauts on the team will also appear in the film. Commander Anton Shkaplerov, “I won’t be in the movie but still in an unusual place like space i will need to learn how to make a movieYulia Peresild, the lead actress, said that I learned to be a make-up artist and costume designer myself, and added: “It will not be on the same level as the world, but we will do our best. we are ready for this“

Director Shipenko, who is 1.9 meters tall, is inside the spacecraft. education and the upcoming trip will not make it very comfortable. after saying “But accommodation will be made in the future.‘ he said, and added:No problem. I’ll fly as I do now, but they promise a better seat in the vehicle when we make the sequel about traveling to Mars“