NASA is excited to work with @TomCruise on a film aboard the @Space_Station! We need popular media to inspire a new generation of engineers and scientists to make @NASA’s ambitious plans a reality. pic.twitter.com/CaPwfXtfUv
— Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) May 5, 2020
Tom Cruise is known for performing many of his own stunts including parachuting from airplanes, hanging hundreds of feet in the air from the windows of the Burj Khalifa, and strapping himself to the outside of a plane during takeoff.
It's not clear if the 57-year-old will go to space, but last year NASA said it would open the International Space Station to commercial opportunities, including private astronauts.
“NASA is opening the International Space Station for commercial business so U.S. industry innovation and ingenuity can accelerate a thriving commercial economy in low-Earth orbit,” NASA said in July.
Musk’s SpaceX Crew Dragon will launch May 27, resuming astronaut launches from the U.S. after nine years of complete Russian dependence. The SpaceX Dragon’s capsule will dock with the International Space Station.
Musk has entertained the idea of sending private citizens to space for many years.
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