Sarah Brightman
unveiled to the press on Wednesday, October 10 that she had registered
and paid for her first space trip either in 2014 or 2015. She is
expected to be one of three-person crew to ride Russian Soyuz rocket and
to stay for 10 days at the International Space Station, which means
that she will orbit the earth 16 times daily.
Sarah has passed medical and endurance tests at a training facility for
cosmonauts outside Moscow. The famous soprano singer said that her stage
experience had helped her prepare the very severe training for the
mission. The tests include simulating eight times the force of gravity.
"It's like an elephant sitting on your chest," she joked.
In an interview with ABC News after the announcement, she said, "I've
wanted to go to space, really, since I was a little girl." She called
the space race she watched back in 1960s was inspiring. In addition, she
enjoyed gazing at the stars before performing.
There is perhaps a possibility that the singer will perform from the
space station. "We're in the planning for that," she said. She then
opened up her excitement, "I feel very prepared. I feel ready to go."
The UNESCO Artist for Peace Ambassador said, "I hope that I can
encourage others to take inspiration from my journey both to chase down
their own dreams and to help fulfill the important UNESCO mandate to
promote peace and sustainable development on Earth and from space."
Then, she continued, "I am determined that this journey can reach out to
be a force for good, a catalyst for some of the dreams and aims of
others that resonate with me."
The "Time to Say Goodbye" singer will be the eighth space tourist. She
was rumored to pay more than $50 million for the adventure. The founder
of Wilshire Associates Dennis Tito was the first to take the honor in
2011 by reportedly paying $20 million. The last traveling was in 2009,
which was done by the founder of Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberte. The
trip was said to cost approximately $40 million.
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