Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman are booked aboard the Space Shuttle Almanac and will go into space next year.
The official Twitter for the Space Shuttle Almanac shared a graphic detailing the spacecrafts and countries it would be launching from over the next three years, and included on the passenger list for SpaceX Crew Dragon's October 2021 launch are Cruise and Liman.
So its confirmed that @CommanderMLA is flying the @Axiom_Space @SpaceX #CrewDragon tourist mission with Director @DougLiman & Tom Cruise. One seat still to be filled. They are to launch in October, 2021. pic.twitter.com/dn6SLvCOGz
— Space Shuttle Almanac (@ShuttleAlmanac) September 19, 2020
Cruise had previously been announced to make a movie in outer space, teaming up with NASA and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for the project. Liman will direct, having previously worked with Cruise on 2014 film Edge of Tomorrow.
It is not yet known if Cruise and Liman’s first take-off into space will be a research mission ahead of filming, or if it will mark the beginning of production.
NASA confirmed in May that Cruise will film aboard the International Space Station.
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
