Russia races Tom Cruise and Musk for first movie in space

A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and satellites of British firm OneWeb is seen at a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Region, Russia

Six decades after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth, earning Moscow a key win in the Cold War, Russia is again in a space race with Washington. This time though the stakes are somewhat glitzier. On October 5, one of Russia's most celebrated actresses, 36-year-old Yulia Peresild is blasting off to the International Space Station (ISS) with film director Klim Shipenko, 38. Their mission? Shoot the first film in orbit before the Americans do.