Soyuz MS 19 scheduled to launch October 5 to ISS with film crew

Roscosmos is scheduled to launch the Soyuz MS 19 to the ISS (international Space Station) with a film crew to film a movie aboard the space station

The crew is composed of cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, Film director Klim Shipenko and Actress Julia Peresild

The movie named VYZOV in Russian can be translated as "Challenge" or alternate meaning "House Call" where a doctor has to be launched into space to perform an operation on sick cosmonaut

After docking with ISS crew will spend 12 days in space shooting the movie, approximately 45 minutes are supposed to be footage in space

The film crew will return on Soyuz MS 18 which has been docked at ISS since April

Launch is scheduled for 855 UTC (Universal Time) - ie 455 Eastern Daylight Time

a reply to: firerescue

I thought that Tom Cruise was supposed to be the first actor up and going somewhere around now?

I have a bad feeling about that flight. Tom Cruise is literally living his cryogenic life in Vanilla SKY. I have a feeling that his luck might run out this time but I hope I'm wrong of course.

a reply to: RMFX1

Supposedly Roscosmos (Russian equivalent to NASA) when heard of Cruise planned trip to space decided to preempt him

Russian space program has always been known for emphasis on performing "Firsts" for propaganda purposes

This would make a great mocumentary!