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Can Lance Bass Beat the Clock?
As the countdown continues to a scheduled October 28 Soyuz launch, the Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos was still waiting for its most famous would-be passenger to cough up his airfare.
But it won't wait much longer. On Thursday, Rosaviakosmos gave the 'N Syncer 24 hours to come up with the $20 million--or it's a big nyet to his moonwalking dreams.
No word yet from the Russians as to whether Bass beat the deadline. A call today to Destiny Productions, the Los Angeles-based entertainment company that was coordinating the Bass adventure (and planning a TV series around it, natch), was not returned.
To be sure, the Russians aren't waiting around for the boy bander who, at age 23, could become the youngest man ever in space. If Bass' bucks don't come through, in the words of the Associated Press (paraphrasing a Russian spokesman): "[A] cargo container weighing the same as the singer will be sent in his place."
This get-tough stance comes as Bass' camp has repeatedly blown payment deadlines. At least that's the space agency's version of the things.
Destiny Productions' version of things is that the money's there ($15 million of it from three different corporate sponsors), it just hasn't been transferred into the Russians' bank account.
Bass has had his eye seriously on outerspace since at least last February, when he confirmed he was in talks to blast off with a Soyuz crew, en route to a docking at the International Space Station.
The deal got done in late July, when Bass signed a preliminary contract to become a so-called space tourist.
Even as the money issues threatened to ground his space flight, Bass has continued to train--on Thursday, floating around in zero gravity at the Russian cosmonaut training center in Moscow.
According to the Associated Press, Bass was due back in the States on Saturday for even more training--namely, the flight simulator at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
In other 'N Sync action, Justin Timberlake will become the first member of his singing posse to warble solo, with a scheduled performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, August 29 in New York, it was announced this week. Timberlake's debut solo album, Justified, is due out in November.
No word if a cargo container weighing the same as the singer will be stored backstage at the VMAs in the event Timberlake cannot fulfill his entertainer duties.
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