These Famous People Have Tickets for Richard Branson's Space FlightsAs Richard Branson prepares to launch the first-ever commercial space flights, here's a look at the famous faces who will be on board.
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While most are finalizing their annual holiday travel plans, a select few are dropping a pretty penny for a seat onRichard Branson'sVirgin Galactic flights to space.
Tickets for the two-hour SpaceShipTwo voyage, the first-ever commercial space exploration, are $250,000 a pop. The journey requires three days of pre-flight preparation, team-bonding and training onsite at Spaceport America in New Mexico. "Learning how to make the most of the time in microgravity and tips on how to be comfortable and safe in macro gravity will form an important part of the preparation, as well as to be thoroughly familiar with all safety and emergency procedures," says a Virgin Galactic representative.
The vehicle is also equipped with plenty of in-board and out-board fixed cameras to record the experience for posterity, and will collect footage foran NBC broadcast. Full space test flights are tentatively scheduled to begin late 2013, with commercial flights expected to lift off come 2014.
See who has already bought tickets for an upcoming journey to space.
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Katy Perry
The "Roar" singer recently announced that she'll be kicking off a yearlong world tour in the U.K. come May 7, but also plans to travel to space via Virgin Galactic.
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Bryan Singer
The Hollywood director-producer ofThe Usual Suspects, Jack the Giant Slayerand theX-Menfilms has nabbed a seat on an upcoming spacing flight.
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Tom Hanks
Though he just steered a cargo ship in his latest filmCaptain Phillips,actor Tom Hanks will be boarding an upcoming Virgin Galactic voyage.
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Ashton Kutcher
TheTwo and a Half Menactor and startup investor (Foursquare, Uber and Airbnb, among many others) opted to give Branson's space voyages a shot.
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Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun
The pop musician and his manager will both be flying into space on an upcoming voyage. Branson tweeted out the news with,"Congrats, see you up there!"
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
The film industry couple – who each have ventured into producing and directing movies, respectively – will explore space on an upcoming flight.
James Lovelock
The independent scientist, environmentalist and author will head to outer space as well.
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Wally Funk
The aviator was also the first female air safety investigator and the first Federal Aviation Agency inspector.
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Sarah Brightman
The singer is also part of the Advisory Council for the Challenger Center and launched the Brightman STEM Scholarship program with Virgin Galactic.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
The actor inThe Great Gatsbyand the upcomingThe Wolf of Wall Streetwill fly into space on an upcoming voyage.
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Lady Gaga
The pop singer will perform live on the aircraft, which will be streamed back to Earth in a pioneering performance. She admitted that she was asked by Virgin Galactic to participate and didn't have to pay for her ticket.
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