Her voice has long been hailed as heavenly, but classical music star Sarah Brightman will soon actually be able to sing amongst the stars.

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft blasts off from the Russian leased Kazakh Baikonur cosmodrome in July
It’s been reported the 52-year-old soprano has bought a ticket to ride a Russian rocket to the international space station in 2015. She is believed to have recently completed medical checks in Russia, and has signed up for a part in a space mission.

Sarah Brightman will join seven celebrities who have flown to space
Only seven celebrities have flown to space so far.
