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Singer Reportedly Outbids NASA for Space Tourist's Seat

Posted by samzenpus on from the money-well-spent dept.

RocketAcademy writes "ABC News is reporting that Phantom of the Opera singer/actress Sarah Brightman outbid NASA for a seat on a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station. Brightman reportedly paid more than $51 million. If that story is true, there may be some interesting bidding wars in the future."

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  1. Music Video by PlastikMissle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now she can re-shoot "I Lost my Heart to a Starship Trooper" .... in space!

  2. Re:More important... by user32.ExitWindowsEx · · Score: 4, Funny

    ex-husband...so that means the round trip price is $102 million

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  3. Re:More important... by machine321 · · Score: 4, Funny

    To the moon, Sarah!

  4. Re:More important... by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    we might as well build our own space station.

    With blackjack! And hookers!

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