Cindy or Bass? Space station votes for model

The new commander of the International Space Station said on Saturday that he would rather see supermodel Cindy Crawford become the next spa...

The new commander of the International Space Station said on Saturday that he would rather see supermodel Cindy Crawford become the next space tourist to visit the station than boy-band N’Sync’s Lance Bass.

‘‘Well, how about Cindy Crawford? We’d love to see one of the supermodels,’’ joked Valery Korzun.

Space tourism is evolving into a serious venture, bringing in cash to the financially strapped Russian space programme. Bass has been negotiating with Russian authorities for a $20 million ride on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft when it visits the space station in October.

Korzun said it was better to have tourists like South African Mark Shuttleworth, who paid $20 million to fly there in April.

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