Los Angeles - Rihanna is set to spend
$750 000 to go into space. The Only Girl (In The World) singer is
reportedly planning to buy three seats
on Sir Richard Branson's Virgin
Galactic programme. The 25-year-old pop superstar is on
the waiting list for one of next year's
expensive flights, and she hopes to
take her younger brother Rorrey, 23,
and a bodyguard on the out-of-this-
world mission. A source told the Daily Star
newspaper: "Rihanna has already put
down a deposit for the flight. "She has been obsessed with space
since she was a child so it would be a
dream come true for her." Rihanna has long been fascinated by
space and her rapper-and-DJ brother
lifted the lid on her obsession with
aliens last month. Rorrey revealed: "She believes there
are UFOs. No one knows for sure, but
Ri and I think they're out there." Other celebs to do the same The Diamonds singer - who is worth
more than $43m - is set to join fellow
famous wannabe astronauts Ashton
Kutcher and his girlfriend Mila Kunis,
Justin Bieber and Leonardo DiCaprio
who all have confirmed seats on the Virgin Atlantic programme. The world's first commercial spaceline
is expected to launch in 2014 and
more than 500 people have already
paid deposits for the trips. The Virgin Galactic website states
seats are $250 000 each and many
potential passengers have visited
Necker Island with Branson and
completed G-force training. SpaceShipTwo was unveiled in the
Mojave Desert in California in 2009. The first ever two-hour flight in the
planet's orbit will be boarded by
Branson and his family and anyone
who has paid a deposit guaranteeing
them a place on it. Passengers will travel 62 miles in
altitude - the internationally
recognised boundary of outer space -
and will experience weightlessness
and an incredible view of the curve of
the Earth.
I know about Rih's obsession with space but is this from a legit source? It would be nice for her to go at one of her dreams since she has the money now.
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