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[Two Russian film workers enter the International Space Station]The Russian “Soyuz MS-19” spacecraft carrying a Russian astronaut and two film workers successfully docked with the International Space Station on the 5th after more than three hours of flight. The two film workers are here to shoot the feature film “Challenge”, which will be the first time in film history that professional actors have filmed in space. (Xinhuanet)
The Russian “Soyuz MS-19” spacecraft carrying a Russian astronaut and two film workers successfully docked with the International Space Station on the 5th after more than three hours of flight. The two film workers will stay on the International Space Station for 12 days.
At 11:55 Moscow time on the 5th (16:55 Beijing time), the Russian “Soyuz-2.1a” carrier rocket ignited from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and will carry the actor Yulia. The “Soyuz MS-19” spacecraft of Pelesild, director Klim Shipenko, and astronaut Anton Shkaprirov sent to the International Space Station. The entire process was broadcast on the official website of the Russian National Aerospace Corporation.
When the “Soyuz MS-19” was docked with the “Dawn” small test module in the Russian section of the International Space Station, the automatic docking system failed. According to instructions from the Ground Flight Control Center, Shkaprirov conducted manual docking. At 18:01 on the 5th Moscow time (23:01 Beijing time), the astronauts opened the hatch and the three entered the space station, nearly an hour later than originally expected.
The two film workers are here to shoot the feature film “Challenge”, which will be the first time in film history that professional actors have filmed in space. They will stay on the International Space Station for 12 days and plan to return to Earth on the 17th.
(Article Source:Xinhuanet）
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