Astronomical jealousy as crewmates envy Bullock friendship

The female astronaut who advised Sandra Bullock on how to portray movements in space for her role in Gravity says her male crewmates were jealous of her regular chats with the Hollywood star.

Space traveller and scientist Cady Coleman gave tips directly from the International Space Station spinning around Earth in order to give the actress an insight into weightlessness.

But Coleman, 53, who spent 159 days on the station and is also a veteran of two space shuttle missions, said her colleagues were miffed that they did not get to chat to the screen star.