Singer Reportedly Outbids NASA for Space Tourist's Seat

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Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @07:25PM 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."

Singer Reportedly Outbids NASA for Space Tourist's Seat

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by PlastikMissle ( 2498382 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @07:31PM (#41544289)

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

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by Githaron ( 2462596 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @07:52PM (#41544457)

That is what credit is for!

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by user32.ExitWindowsEx ( 250475 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @08:24PM (#41544669)

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

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by plover ( 150551 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @08:35PM (#41544761) Homepage Journal

Oh, snapski!

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by sumdumass ( 711423 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @08:54PM (#41544885) Journal

Maybe her husband is banking on it being an effective one way trip and saving money in the long run?

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by machine321 ( 458769 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @09:08PM (#41544977)

To the moon, Sarah!

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by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @10:31PM (#41545343)

The Russian rockets are using petrol now? Wow, they really are in hard times now!

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by wonkey_monkey ( 2592601 ) writes: on Thursday October 04, 2012 @02:20AM (#41546169) Homepage

we might as well build our own space station.
With blackjack! And hookers!

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