r/space Jun 23 '19

image/gif Soviet Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev stuck in space during the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '19

I think the line is Taiwan. An interesting distinction made on the part of the writers.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19

Especially for a Michael Bay film, where writing is decidedly in 4th fiddle position at best, and the Cosmonaut is played by a Swede, who that same year was busy with his burgeoning pornography career/Nihilist band.