Singer Reportedly Outbids NASA for Space Tourist's Seat 242
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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times rich list she has around $52 million , her ex husband $1.2 billion. Maybe he is paying the bill.
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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.
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She did the space opera in Fifth Element