In 2024, a UK-based company will open a space movie studio that will allow filmmakers and creators to develop, record, and live stream material from low-orbit, microgravity situations.
In late 2024, a UK-based company will build a space movie studio that will allow filmmakers and creative professionals to develop, record, and live stream content from low-orbit, microgravity situations.
Third-party content and events will be hosted and filmed at the space studio, which will also supply the venue and production equipment.
The UK-based Space Entertainment Enterprise (S.E.E.) has unveiled ‘SEE-1,’ the world’s first content and entertainment studios and multi-purpose stadium in space, which is creating Hollywood actor Tom Cruise’s future film in space.
The space station module will be built by Axiom Space, the leader in human spaceflight services and human-rated space infrastructure.
“SEE-1 is planned to launch in late 2024 and dock with Axiom’s world-first commercial space station, Axiom Station, while it is connected to the International Space Station (ISS),” the company said in a statement late on Thursday.
The module will allow artists, producers and creatives to develop, produce, record, and live stream content which maximises the Space Station’s microgravity environment, including films, television, music and sports events.
The company is currently in discussions with investors and commercial partners on the project with a further fundraising round planned shortly.
“SEE-1 is an incredible opportunity for humanity to move into a different realm and start an exciting new chapter in space,” said Dmitry and Elena Lesnevsky, co-Founders, S.E.E.A
“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,” they added.
SEE-1 is planned to become operational starting in December 2024, early in Axiom Station’s on-orbit assembly.
When the station’s initial configuration is completed and it is ready to separate from the ISS in 2028, the content creation venue will comprise one-fifth of its volume.
“Adding a dedicated entertainment venue to Axiom Station’s commercial capabilities in the form of SEE-1 will expand the station’s utility as a platform for a global user base and highlight the range of opportunities the new space economy offers,” said Michael Suffredini, President and CEO of Axiom Space.
SEE-1 will include an onboard state-of-the-art media production capability that will capture and convey the experience of weightlessness with breathtaking impact.
“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 opens countless doors to create incredible new content and make these dreams a reality,” said Richard Johnston, COO, S.E.E.
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