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Russian film crew in orbit to make first movie in space

Headline from Press of Atlantic City, on the newest of 2 developments

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world’s first movie in orbit, a project the Kremlin said

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Developments in this update

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  1. Russian actor and director will launch to film first movie made in space

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    Russian film crew in orbit to make first movie in space

    Headline from Press of Atlantic City ·

Reports & sources

126 articles, oldest first.

  1. KVIA El Paso

    Russian actor and director will launch to film first movie made in space (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Ashley Strickland, CNN The International Space Station is about to become a film set. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actor Yulia Peresild and film producer Klim Shipenko will travel to the International Space Station on Tuesday.

  2. CNN

    For first movie filmed in space, Russian actor and director about to travel to space station (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Veteran Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actor Yulia Peresild and film producer Klim Shipenko will travel to the International Space Station on Tuesday. Peresild and Shipenko will be filming segments for the movie "Challenge," the first feature film set in space.

  3. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Lights, camera, blast off: Rocket launches Russian film crew to make first-ever feature in space (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Russia's latest space mission had some unusual passengers - an actress and a film director who are set to make the world's first feature-length movie shot in space.

  4. Greensboro News & Record

    Russian film crew blasts off to make first movie in space (opens Greensboro News & Record)

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    Greensboro News & Record's feed description

    MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world’s first movie in orbit, a project the Kremlin said

  5. Press of Atlantic City

    Russian film crew in orbit to make first movie in space (opens Press of Atlantic City)

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    Press of Atlantic City's feed description

    MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world’s first movie in orbit, a project the Kremlin said

  6. Breitbart News

    Russian Film Crew Arrives to Make First Movie in Space (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A Russian actress and director on Tuesday arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) in a bid to best the United States and film the first movie in orbit.The Russian crew is set to beat a Hollywood project that was announced last year by “Mission Impossible” star Tom Cruise together with NASA …

  7. Phys

    Russian crew blast off to film first movie in space (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    A Russian actress and director blasted off to the International Space Station on Tuesday in a historic bid to best the United States to film the first movie in orbit.

  8. NBC New York

    Russian Actor, Director Filming 1st Movie in Space Blast Off to Orbit (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The pair are to film segments of a new movie titled “Challenge,” in which a surgeon rushes to the space station to save a crew member who suffers a heart condition.

  9. KTVZ Bend

    Russian actor and director lift off to film first movie made in space (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Ashley Strickland, CNN The International Space Station is about to become a film set. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actor Yulia Peresild and film producer Klim Shipenko will travel to the International Space Station on Tuesday.

  10. France 24

    Russian crew set for blast off to film first movie in space (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Russian crew set for blast off to film first movie in space

  11. CBS News

    Russian actress, cameraman rocket into orbit for first movie shoot in space (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Actress Yulia Pereshild and her director-cameraman will spend 12 days aboard the International Space Station.

  12. Engadget

    A Russian crew is shooting the first feature film on the ISS (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Tom Cruise hoped to make the first movie in space.

  13. Scientific American

    Russian Crew Arrives at Space Station for a Historic Film Shoot (opens Scientific American)

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    Scientific American's feed description

    After a tense manual docking by a professional cosmonaut, the Soyuz spacecraft’s other occupants—an actress and a director—are set to make a first-of-its-kind movie in orbit

  14. FOX 5 DC

    Russian film crew to make 1st movie in space aboard ISS (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    A Russian actor and a film director have rocketed into space to make the world’s first movie in orbit.

  15. Boston

    Russia film crew set to blast off to make 1st movie in space (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Russia will launch an actor and a film director into space to make a feature film in orbit to raise the prestige of Russia's space program.

  16. Al Jazeera

    Russian actor, director blast off to make first movie in space (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko will be in space for 12 days to record scenes of the film, Challenge.

  17. Live Science

    Russia launches film crew to shoot movie on space station (opens Live Science)

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    Live Science's feed description

    Russian actress Yulia Peresild, producer Klim Shipenko and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov have launched on a 12-day mission to the International Space Station to film a feature-length movie in space.

  18. Washington Examiner

    Russian actress sent to International Space Station to film first movie in space (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A Russian actress was launched to the International Space Station on Tuesday to be part of the first movie to be filmed in space.

  19. Local News 8

    Russians beat Tom Cruise as first to film a movie in space (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Ashley Strickland, CNN The International Space Station is about to become a film set. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actor Yulia Peresild and film producer Klim Shipenko traveled to the International Space Station on Tuesday.

  20. The Guardian

    Shooting stars: Russians beating Hollywood in race for first space film (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Actor and director filming on International Space Station push ahead of US project led by Tom Cruise

  21. KVOA Tucson

    Russian film crew making move in space (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    KVOA Tucson's feed description

    BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan -- A Russian film crew will soon be making the first movie set in space.

  22. Fox News

    First movie to be made in space is underway by Russian film crew (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world’s first movie in orbit.

  23. Newsweek

    By blasting first film crew into orbit, Russia stakes claims in space tourism race (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The crew are due to shoot scenes on the International Space Station to make the first ever feature film in space.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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