Tom Cruise's Dream To Film On The Space Station Has Finally Come True

Illustration of the ISS space station (European Space Agency docks)

JAKARTA - The mission of the NASA space agency to bring a crew of civilians to the Space Station (ISS) will soon be realized. And actor Tom Cruise is surprisingly reported to be flying into space for a few days.

Compiled from Business Insider, Wednesday May 6, a spokesman for NASA also confirmed that Cruise will be taken into space and stay on the ISS, a multibillion-dollar laboratory orbiting about 250 miles above Earth.

The Space Station has actually been occupied by a crew of NASA astronauts since 2002. Previously, pop star Lance Bass, of the NSYNC boy band, had planned a visit in the early 2000s, although the trip did not go well.

It is known that several films with the background of this space base have been made in documentary films. One of them is Apogee of Fear 2012 which was filled with narration by Tom Cruise.

As for this latest film project, Cruise could become the first actor to survive a trip to space. Later, the film will tell an action adventure set in outer space.

"NASA is excited to work with @TomCruise on the film above @Space_Station! We need popular media to inspire a new generation of engineers and scientists to make NASA's ambitious plans a reality," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted.

Responding to that, Elon Musk also replied to Bridenstine's tweet, "must be very fun !," but there are no further leaks whether Musk will be involved in this film or not.

Although both parties have been excited, it is not clear when this Cruise film will be produced and will travel into space.

While Russia is the only country with the capability to fly humans to and from the space station, SpaceX and Boeing have worked together for years to develop a spacecraft capable of returning that capability to the US space agency.

The SpaceX spacecraft, Crew Dragon, is expected to complete its first crew mission to the ISS later this month. Unlike the space program that carried humans from previous decades, NASA would not own and operate a SpaceX or Boeing rocket.

Both companies will be allowed to sell seats on their spacecraft to tourists or others who are willing to pay a fantastic price. Previously, SpaceX had announced it would work with a third-party company to sell seats aboard the Dragon Dragon rocket for around $ 50 million each.

NASA confirmed Tuesday it is working with actor Tom Cruise to film a movie on the International Space Station, but details on the arrangements are scarce. READ MORE: https://t.co/AGUjYC1SDz pic.twitter.com/d2RwXDZtCn

- Spaceflight Now (SpaceflightNow) May 6, 2020

NASA also had an offer last year that would allow anyone (non-governmental travelers) to travel to the Space Station (ISS). There are certain service fees, such as the use of life support equipment and toilets, which cost US $ 11,250 per day. In fact, food, oxygen and other provisions cost US $ 22,500 per day.

As is known, the ISS was built as a partnership between dozens of countries, but the US and Russia are the main operators. According to a 2018 government report, to maintain the US share of the orbiting laboratory, where astronauts conduct scientific and commercial research, annually costs the United States around $ 3 billion to $ 4 billion in taxes.