UK singer Brightman to be Russia’s next space tourist

MOSCOW, Oct 11: British singer Sarah Brightman said on Wednesday she had bought a seat to fly on a Russian spaceship, describing it as a chance to live out a childhood desire “beyond her wildest dreams”. Brightman, 52, who once had a hit song called “I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper”, plans to rocket some 250 miles above Earth to the International Space Station – becoming the first space tourist since Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte donned a red clown’s nose on his 2009 trip. (agencies)