With Tom Cruise set to film a movie on the International Space Station, it’s only a matter of time before that sort of things becomes a more regular occurrence. In the first step towards making that a reality, Space Entertainment Enterprise (S.E.E.) have announced that they’ll be launching a film studio into space.
S.E.E. is the company which is co-producing Tom Cruise’s space movie and they unveiled their plans for a sports arena and film studio that will be built by December 2024. An artist’s rendering of the SEE-1 module can be seen above (Michael Bay not included). The module is intended to “host films, television, music and sports events as well as artists, producers and creatives who want to make content in the low orbit, micro-gravity environment. The facilities will enable development, production, recording, broadcasting and livestreaming of content.” While the plan is to produce their own content, S.E.E. also plans on making the module available to third-parties.
“SEE-1 is an incredible opportunity for humanity to move into a different realm and start an exciting new chapter in space,” said S.E.E. co-founders Dmitry and Elena Lesnevsky in a statement. “It will provide a unique, and accessible home for boundless entertainment possibilities in a venue packed with innovative infrastructure which will unleash a new world of creativity. With worldwide leader Axiom Space building this cutting-edge, revolutionary facility, SEE-1 will provide not only the first, but also the supreme quality space structure enabling the expansion of the two trillion-dollar global entertainment industry into low-Earth orbit.” Richard Johnston, COO of S.E.E. added: “From Jules Verne to ‘Star Trek,’ science fiction entertainment has inspired millions of people around the world to dream about what the future might bring. Creating a next generation entertainment venue in space inspire opens countless doors to create incredible new content and make these dreams a reality.”
The SEE-1 module will be constructed by Axiom Space, who won NASA’s approval to build a commercial component of the ISS in January 2020. After being launched into space, the film studio will then be docked on Axiom Station, which will then separate itself from the ISS in 2028. Movies have typically simulated weightlessness by using a variety of tools, including wires and harness and even making use of the KC-135 airplane, which can flown in such a way to create brief periods of weightlessness.
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