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Russian actor blasts off to attempt a world first: a movie in space
MOSCOW, Oct 5 (Reuters) – A Russian actress and a movie director blasted off for the Global Area Station on Tuesday, beating Tom Cruise in the race to shoot the 1st movie in room, Business Loan. The Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft is established to dock at 1212 GMT at the station, which orbits Earth at an altitude of all around 220 miles (354 km). Russian point out media provided blanket and patriotic protection in the operate-up, with a countdown clock jogging on Channel One particular and news anchors framing the progress as a major breakthrough by Russia that the rest of the planet is looking at carefully. The launch to movie…