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Russian film crew blast off to shoot first movie in space; all you need to know

Russian actress Julia Peresild, Director Klim Shipenko and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday to shoot the first movie -- "The Challenge" -- in space about a medical emergency in orbit.

In so doing, the Russian space agency Roscosmos sought to upstage any western actors who might be considering a shoot in space. NASA and its partners are not currently planning any such mission.