Russian director and actor successfully entered the space station, the first space film shooting will start

Not long ago, there was news that Russia would go to the space station to shoot a movie (reported by this site). The fighting nation is indeed efficient. Today, on October 6, according to the Russian Satellite News Agency, today Russia's Soyuz MS-19 manned spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station. Three crew members from Russia successfully entered the space station and will shoot the movie "Challenge" in space in the future.

The Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket ignited and launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on October 5, Moscow time, sending a spacecraft carrying a film crew to the International Space Station. The crew members of the spacecraft include actor Pereslid, astronaut Shkaplerov and director Shipenko.

3.5 hours after launch, the spacecraft approached the International Space Station. Due to a malfunction of the Coors automatic rendezvous and docking system, Shkaplerov manually operated it and the docking was successful. After checking the sealing, the three people successfully entered the space station.

Russian cosmonauts Nowitsky and Dubrov welcomed them, and American astronauts Mark Vanderhei, Shane Kimbrough and Megan MacArthur, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide will also participate in the filming of the film.

It is reported that this is the first time in history that a Soyuz spacecraft has been successfully docked by a commander without the assistance of professional onboard engineers. In addition, "Challenge" will be the first film in film history to be shot in space by professional actors.