The Challenge is the first Russian feature film produced in space. It is a joint project of Channel One, Joint Stock Company Glavkosmos, State Corporation Roskosmos, and the Yellow, Black and White studio of the START online cinema, with the support of the Cinema Fund. The film is scheduled for release on April 20, 2023.
Actress Yulia Peresild and film director Klim Shipenko spent 12 days on the ISS. About 30 hours of footage were filmed. In June of 2022, the group performed on-the-ground filming on the territory of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, the Voronovo health resort, and in the film studio with a specially built copy of the Mission Control Center of the Roscosmos State Corporation.
The postage stamp is based on a poster designed for the release of the The Challenge film.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + security system |
Comb 12:12¼ |
30 × 42 mm |
180 thousand stamps |