Russia and the United States are once again locked into an epic extraterrestrial rivalry, but this time there’s a major plot twist: Both are vying to be the first to shoot a movie in space. This month, Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, selected an actor and director to head to space in October to film a movie provisionally titled “Challenge.” Russia’s plans will launch alongside a rival plan by NASA, SpaceX and Tom Cruise, who will also be filming a movie in space the same month on the International Space Station.

http://www.linkedin.com/feed/news/a-most-entertaining-space-race-5070668 Russia and the United States are once again locked into an epic extraterrestrial rivalry, but this time there’s a major plot twist: Both are vying to be the first to shoot a movie in space. This month, Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, selected an actor and director to head to space in October to film… Continue reading Russia and the United States are once again locked into an epic extraterrestrial rivalry, but this time there’s a major plot twist: Both are vying to be the first to shoot a movie in space. This month, Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, selected an actor and director to head to space in October to film a movie provisionally titled “Challenge.” Russia’s plans will launch alongside a rival plan by NASA, SpaceX and Tom Cruise, who will also be filming a movie in space the same month on the International Space Station.