NASA, Elon Musk's SpaceX may send Tom Cruise to shoot a movie in space

<p>Tom Cruise could be headed to space.</p><p>The A-lister actor is in the early stages of development with SpaceX and NASA to become the first actor to star in an action-adventure film shot in outer space.</p><p>Cruise plans to shoot the film on the International Space Station and be transported using a SpaceX rocket.</p><p>The film will not be a part of the Mission: Impossible franchise, reports Deadline, who broke the story. And the partnership is still in its infancy, as no studio has officially accepted to film the movie as of yet.</p><p>“Nasa is excited to work with Tom Cruise on a film aboard the Space Station!,” NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter.</p><p> SpaceX and Boeing have been making efforts to send private citizens to space. SpaceX intends to launch its first manned mission to the ISS May 27.</p><p>Situated 250 miles above Earth the space station carries out research and a number of cutting-edge experiments. NASA will grant private citizen access to the International Space Station's facilities, however, NASA will require a fee to allow an independent astronaut aboard the station.</p>