British soprano singer Sarah Brightman, listed his name as the first singer who will fly into space. Space Adventures, a private company serving the travel space, said three octave singer has booked a seat in their flight.
Brightman said at a press conference in Moscow that he had booked a trip to the International Space Station. Brightman, who had a hit in 1978 with I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper and sold more than 30 million copies, will be the first recording artist in space.
She said that after a world tour in 2013 to her new album, Dreamchaser, she will spend six months at the Star City cosmonaut training center in Russia. "I consider myself not only as a dreamer, but the dream chaser," he said.
Brightman, who is also ambassador for UNESCO, said the trip will also serve as a way to promote the message of the United Nations to encourage women in science education and environmental awareness. He hinted at the possibility of doing "concert space" as part of his promotion.
She did not mention the exact time for the mission, but Alexei Krasnov, head of manned programs at Russian space agency Roscosmos, said she may fly in the fall of 2015.
Krasnov said the price for the flight was "tens of millions of dollars". However, he declined to give exact figures. Meanwhile, Eric Anderson, co-founder of Space Adventures, refused to call the number, but joked with ensuring that "it is a round-trip flight."
She said that after a world tour in 2013 to her new album, Dreamchaser, she will spend six months at the Star City cosmonaut training center in Russia. "I consider myself not only as a dreamer, but the dream chaser," he said.
Brightman, who is also ambassador for UNESCO, said the trip will also serve as a way to promote the message of the United Nations to encourage women in science education and environmental awareness. He hinted at the possibility of doing "concert space" as part of his promotion.
She did not mention the exact time for the mission, but Alexei Krasnov, head of manned programs at Russian space agency Roscosmos, said she may fly in the fall of 2015.
Krasnov said the price for the flight was "tens of millions of dollars". However, he declined to give exact figures. Meanwhile, Eric Anderson, co-founder of Space Adventures, refused to call the number, but joked with ensuring that "it is a round-trip flight."