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        <title><![CDATA[NASA chief ‘all in’ for Tom Cruise to film on International Space Station]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The International Space Station could become the set of Tom Cruise&#8217;s next high-flying flick.</p><p>Later today, the SpaceX Falcon 9 is <strong>scheduled to launch</strong> from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, carrying two NASA astronauts to the ISS. The historic mission will be the first time a commercial spacecraft brings humans into orbit.</p><p>The &#8220;Mission: Impossible&#8221; star has <strong>reportedly been eager</strong> to see Elon Musk&#8217;s space flight company take off.</p><p>At a meeting with the press before Wednesday&#8217;s launch, the space agency’s administrator, Jim Bridenstine, <strong>told the Associated Press</strong> that NASA is &#8220;all in&#8221; for the 57-year-old to blast off into space.</p><p>&#8220;I will tell you this: NASA has been in talks with Tom Cruise and, of course, his team, and we will do everything we can to make it a successful mission, including opening up the International Space Station,&#8221; he said.</p><p>Bridenstine suggested as much a few weeks ago when <a href="https://twitter.com/JimBridenstine/status/1257752395750289409?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">he tweeted</a>, &#8220;NASA is excited to work with @TomCruise on a film aboard the @Space_Station!&#8221; on May 5.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/JimBridenstine/status/1257752395750289409?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Musk, 48, responded</a>, &#8220;Should be a lot of fun!&#8221;</p><p>However, the <strong>new father</strong> reacted more coyly when asked about a production between Cruise and SpaceX on &#8220;CBS This Morning&#8221; Wednesday.</p><p>&#8220;Actually, I think that remains to be seen. We are supportive and I think NASA is supportive of anything that captures the imagination of the public,&#8221; he said.</p><p>Before Wednesday&#8217;s launch, Bridenstine explained that NASA is just invested in &#8220;this commercial [spaceflight] marketplace&#8221; dominated by SpaceX and other aviation companies, with an interest in driving down the cost of spaceflight to American taxpayers and increasing space access for all.</p><p>He went on to say that movies about flight help inspire new generations of pilots.</p><p>“I don’t admit this very often &#8230; but I was inspired to become a Navy pilot because when I was in elementary school, I watched the movie ‘Top Gun,’ ” said Bridenstine, 44, of the 1986 film starring Cruise as Navy pilot Pete &#8220;Maverick&#8221; Mitchell. A <strong>long-awaited sequel</strong> is due out later this year.</p><p>He added, &#8220;The question is, ‘Can Tom Cruise make a new movie that inspires the next generation Elon Musk?’ And if he can do that, then we’re all for it. NASA is all in.&#8221;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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