NASA
is
all
set
to
launch
its
first
test
mission
to
redirect
a
non-threatening
asteroid.
A
plot,
similar
to
Bruce
Willis’
iconic
movie

Armageddon,
which
also
led
the
department’s
administrator
Bill
Nelson
to
invite
the
Hollywood
star
to
witness
the
memorable
moment.

However,
Nelson
revealed
during
his
statement
revealed
that
the
star
won’t
be
there.
Recalling
Willis’
memorable
turn
in
the
film
Armageddon,
Nelson
said
“we
didn’t
want
to
miss
that
connection.”
However,
this
is
not
the
first
time
a
planetary
expedition
has
be
led
with
Bruce
Willis’
mention.
Back
in
2013,
during
a
Senate
hearing
with
experts
to
discuss
the
threat
that
asteroids
pose
to
Earth,
humorist
Ted
Cruz
quipped,
“I
was
disappointed
that
Bruce
Willis
was
not
available
to
be
a
fifth
witness
on
the
panel,”
reported
Deadline.com

Before
Tom
Cruise,
Russian
Filmmaker
&
Actress
Launch
For
The
First
Film
In
Space

According
to
reports,
as
SpaceX
attempts
to
launch
the
“planetary-defense
mission”
from
the
recently-renamed
Vandenberg
Space
Force
Base
near
Lompoc,
north
of
Santa
Barbara
the
Los
Angeles
area
residents
will
be
able
to
witness
an
impressive
light
show
in
the
night
sky.

Talking
about
Bruce
Willi’s
film
Armageddon,
the
film
shows
an
asteroid
heading
straight
for
Earth
in
the
next
eighteen
days
and
destroy
life.
NASA
honcho
Dan
Truman
(Billy
Bob
Thornton)
then
determines
that
the
only
way
to
stop
it
is
to
drill
into
its
surface
and
detonate
a
nuclear
bomb.

Renowned
driller
Harry
Stamper
played
by
Bruce
Willis
agrees
to
helm
the
dangerous
space
mission
provided
he
can
bring
along
his
own
hotshot
crew,
including
cocksure
A.J.
(Ben
Affleck),
who
Harry
thinks
isn’t
good
enough
for
his
daughter
(Liv
Tyler)
until
he
proves
himself
worthy
while
on
the
mission.

Exclusive:
Yash
Raj
Films
To
Produce
Kalpana
Chawla
Biopic,
Shimit
Amin
To
Direct
The
Film

The
1998
film
has
garnered
a
cult
following
over
the
years
and
is
currently
streaming
on
Disney+
Hotstar
in
India.