ORLANDO, Fla. – Actor Tom Cruise will star in the first movie filmed in space recorded onboard the International Space Station, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine revealed in a surprising tweet Tuesday.
The head of NASA offered few details of this historic idea. “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,” Bridenstine said in a tweet.
Deadline.com first reported the possible space collaboration with Cruise and NASA, reporting SpaceX would provide the actor a ride to the space station orbiting the Earth.