Due to a malfunction of the ISS docking mechanism, Russia's Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft carrying the film crew had to connect manually to the International Space Station (ISS), a choice made to reduce risks, Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos president Dmitry Rogozin said.

Russian film crew docks on ISS manually to make first movie in space

Russia's space mission blasted off to the International Space Station (ISS) with an actress and director as they set course to shoot a movie in space. Actress Yulia Peresild, 37 and film director Klim Shipenko, 38, took the space flight from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome as they bid to outmanoeuvre Hollywood.

Russian spacecraft blasts off to International Space Station with actress, director to film first movie in space

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Russian film crew docks on ISS manually to make first movie in space

Russian spacecraft blasts off to International Space Station with actress, director to film first movie in space