Tom Cruise set to fly to outer space October 2021

Published September 23, 2020 07:26 PM

Hollywood actor Tom Cruise is officially set to fly to outer space in October 2021 with the help of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Elon Musk’s Space X.

After NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine confirmed in May that the actor would be making a film

aboard the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle Almanac confirmed in a tweet on Saturday that Tom would be flying out next year with the “tourist mission.”

“Edge of Tomorrow” director Doug Liman will accompany the actor as they ride the spacecraft piloted by commander Michael Lopez-Alegria

“So its confirmed that @CommanderMLA is flying the @Axiom_Space @SpaceX #CrewDragon tourist mission with Director @DougLiman & Tom Cruise,” Space Shuttle Almanac wrote.

Tom played the role of an astronaut on the 2013 post-apocalyptic film “Oblivion.” – Kaela Malig/RC, GMA News

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