LIFTOFF: Russian actor and film director rocket to space on a mission to make the world’s first movie in orbit.
William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in"Star Trek," announced Monday that he will blast off from West Texas on Oct. 12 with Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin.MOSCOW -- A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world’s first movie in orbit, a project the Kremlin said will help burnish the nation’s space glory.
“It was psychologically, physically and morally hard,” she said. “But I think that once we achieve the goal, all that will seem not so difficult and we will remember it with a smile.” Russia's state-controlled Channel One television, which is involved in making the movie, has extensively covered the crew training and the launch.
After congratulating the crew on a successful docking, Rogozin said he personally edited the film script to properly reflect the realities of the space flight. After the hatches between the Soyuz and the station were opened, the trio floated in, beaming smiles and exchanging hugs with the station's crew.
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