Russian actress, Japanese entrepreneur cleared for space station visitsMay 13, 2021 William Harwood [SFN]
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Russian actress Yulia Peresild participates in a press conference Thursday in Moscow. Credit: RoscosmosRussian actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko will join cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov for a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station on Oct. 5 to shoot scenes for an upcoming movie, the Russian space agency announced Thursday.
“At the end of 2020, an open competition was announced for the lead role in the first feature film to be filmed in space,” Roscosmos said on its website. Peresild, 36, and Shipenko, 37, were selected “based on the results of medical and creative selection.” Training will begin in June.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/05/13/russian-actress-japanese-entrepreneur-cleared-for-space-station-visits/