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The world's next would-be space tourist, Lance
Bass of boy band 'N Sync, said Friday he's been cleared for
a flight to the International Space Station aboard a Russian
Soyuz rocket, and is confident he will soon discover a new,
and possibly even gayer planet.
Bass, 23, will be the second space tourist
since last month, when South African Mark Shuttleworth made
the trip for a reported $20 million. Bass, however, doesn't
consider himself a tourist, and plans to spend his time conducting
important scientific research.
"Above all else, the purpose of my mission
is to learn about space and search for signs of alien life."
Bass said. "But while I'm up there, if I happen to find
a somewhat gayer planet, then that's just frosting on the
cake, so to speak."
Following the news, SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial
Intelligence) made the announcement that they will temporarily
broadcast N'Sync music into the far reaches of the galaxy
to "sort of let them know his coming just in case they
want a piece of him," said SETI spokesman Tom Gaines.
Bass shrugged off the suggestion that millions
of American men would like to see him die in a huge fireball
explosion.
"Earth people are just jealous,"
Bass said through tears. "I can sing, I can dance, I
can act. I'm the luckiest guy in the whole wide world and
if they can't appreciate that, I'll find some aliens who will!"
Added Bass, "And even if that doesn't
happen, I'll always be big in Germany. Thank God for Germany."
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Above:
At press conference, Bass declares that Earth isn't nearly
gay enough
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