Tom Cruise could die on board the shuttle Columbia

Ambitious Tom Cruise had little to play heroes in films and perform risky stunts on his own. Hollywood star in strict secrecy passed the appropriate training of NASA and had every chance to become a member of the crew of the shuttle Columbia, which exploded thirteen years ago, wrote Western media.

Way to the dream

About the dream of Cruz to be an astronaut press told Tony Myers, with whom the actor worked on "Space Station 3D." Specifying that Tom, with the qualifications of the pilot, perfectly coped with the twin-engine Gulf Stream. The director added that the accident with the shuttle put an end to Cruise's hopes.

After that, the journalists found out that the celebrity had taken an introductory course and had a chance to become a member of the NASA expedition. The fact that he did not get into the main crew of seven people ultimately saved his life.

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Special training

According to the insider, training took place in Florida on the basis of astronauts NASA. On them, Cruz learned to move properly in a spacesuit, and also the actor was immersed in a vessel full of water.