Sarah Brightman To Start Training For Space Flight; Singer Set On Being First Recording Artist In Space?

British singer Sarah Brightman's space adventure is reportedly about to start as the singer is slated for a visit and training at the International Space Station.

According to The Mirror, Sarah Brightman's space journey is slated to begin in 2015 as confirmed by the International Space Station.

A representative from the ISS reportedly gave a statement about Brightman's $50 million (£31 million) 10-day training and journey to space.

"She will begin training at Star City in January 2015 and we are all waiting for her," said Russia's Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre head Yuri Lonchacov. "I believe her training will be successful."

Sarah Brightman was reportedly gushing over the prospect of getting into orbit as the singer was excited to announce it at a news conference." This voyage is a product of a dream, my dream. Finally it can be a reality," said Brightman. "I am more than excited about this than anything I have done in my life to date."

While Sarah Brightman's space journey appears to be set, some reportedly say that it will not push through.

A source reportedly told The Mirror that the announcement was only made as a marketing ploy for her new album. "It is very likely that the singer made an announcement about her possible trip to the International Space Station in order to advertise the release of her new album and to stir up interest in her world tour," reportedly said the source in 2012.

While it appears that everything has been going to Brightman's plan, another singer is reportedly planning to be the first one to sing in outer space as well. According to The Independent, Lady Gaga has previously opened up about her plans to head out to space to perform, and that it might happen in 2015 for the Zero G Colony tech festival.

Sarah Brightman's space journey will reportedly make her the seventh tourist to visit the ISS. Some of the non-astronauts who made a trip to the training center were Guy Laliberte, founder of Cirque du Soleil in 2009, and Charles Simony, co-founder of Microsoft, who visited twice.

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