Overview
- An unnamed insider told Page Six that Cruise did not want to ask President Trump for help obtaining federal approvals needed for the project.
- Space insiders told the outlet there have been no recent NASA discussions despite then-administrator Jim Bridenstine’s now-deleted tweet in 2020 signaling support for an ISS shoot.
- The reporting cites unresolved hurdles including insurance coverage, medical and launch clearances, and FAA-regulated launch approvals.
- Conflicting accounts surround director Doug Liman’s fitness for spaceflight, with a rumor of a failed physical disputed by another source who says he is in good shape.
- Representatives for Cruise and NASA declined to comment, and Dark Horizons echoed the Page Six account by describing the effort as scrapped.