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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. Re:More important... by blackest_k · · Score: 3, Interesting

    times rich list she has around $52 million , her ex husband $1.2 billion. Maybe he is paying the bill.

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  2. Re:More important... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I bet that $50M will enhance the lives of more Russian families than it would if it were split among American families.

    In practical terms, though, I bet $50M given to the Russian space agency will go to about 3-4 families who combined already probably have half the net worth or Russia.

  3. Re:More important... by rwa2 · · Score: 1, Interesting

    She did the space opera in Fifth Element