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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020|ENTERTAINMENT & HOLLYWOOD


2021: The Year Entertainment Will Go To Space ... Literally


Promotional art for a reality show offering a trip to the International Space Station

It has been a busy few weeks for space. Tom Cruise is planning to film on the space shuttle for his next action flick. Estée Lauder skincare sent bottles of product to astronauts for them to film and photograph in microgravity so the footage can be used in future ads. There is even a new reality show coming where the winner will earn “the biggest prize ever awarded on TV” - a seat on a 2023 mission to the International Space Station.

In response to the growing commercial activity, or perhaps in anticipation of it, NASA deepened its partnership with the US Air Force-led Space Force. This is a good thing. Filming movies in space is one thing, but when the “new goldrush” of space mining finally takes off, we might be grateful there is a Space Force.

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