Brightman steps down from station flight

Soprano and would-be space tourist Sarah Brightman, who was in training for a flight to the International Space Station this fall aboard a Russian Soyuz ferry craft, will not be chasing her dream aloft after all, the singer’s website and Facebook page revealed Wednesday. “Ms. Brightman said that for personal family reasons her intentions have had to change and she is postponing her cosmonaut training and flight plans at this time,” the posting, titled “Postponement of Flight Plans,” said. No other details were given for her withdrawal from training. In the same statement, Eric Anderson, co-founder and chairman of Space Adventures, the company that brokered the flight, hinted that Brightman might make another attempt to fly in space at some point in the future, although no details were provided. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - May 14)