In a report from the International Space Station (ISS), NASA announced that space tourist Gregory Olsen filmed a TV commercial on the space station. He brought a Sony HVR-Z1J (the more professional version of the Sony HDR-FX1) on board so he could shoot a noodles commercial for a Japanese noodle company. Here’s the “transcript” from the ISS report:

“In a special demo/commercial called SCN (Space Cup Noodles) for Japanese industry, the “taxi” visitor heated two packs of noodles in the water heater, then ate the ball-shaped noodles before the backdrop of the Service Module (SM) starboard crew cabin window. The carefully scripted scenes were filmed by CDR Krikalev with the Japanese Sony HVR-Z1J high-definition camcorder, after a rehearsal of the script.”

As to video productions in space, I know which camera I’m taking with me next time a script calls for a space scene shot on location!