
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993, English. Directed by Rob Mikuriya.
Life in space. Beam-ins. Intergalactic war. What about getting a driver's license or doing the laundry? This one-hour special features dozens of space professionals---from astronauts and life systems engineers to space suit designers, interior decorators and the "Lunar Lettuce Man." A moving story concerning Jaime Escalante and one of his students (Raymond Cruz) is interwoven with imaginative vignettes that explore the humor and drama of day-to-day life away from Earth. A documentary AND fantasy. Shot on video and on film. Guest stars include Kathy Bates, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Pat Morita, Esai Morales, and Billy Bob Thornton.
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- 0h 58m
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- English
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- Released
- 30 January 1993
- Written by
- Willie Reale, Rob Mikuriya
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Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun runs 58 minutes (0h 58m).
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Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 January 1993. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun?
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993) was directed by Rob Mikuriya and stars Raymond Cruz, Kathy Bates, Vincent Schiavelli.