N Sync’s Lance Bass has started a week of NASA training today in preparation for a possible flight to the international space station, even though the trip is still up in the air because of contract issues with the Russians who will get him there. Bass, and two other crew members, are supposed to blast off from Kazakhstan on 28 Oct in a Russian Soyuz capsule that will remain at the space station and serve as a fresh lifeboat. But, as previously reported, Bass' participation is in question after the star’s financial backers failed to pay initial fees. The payment issues meant Bass received a weeks less training at the Russian space camp than his two co-team members, but NASA have said he will have received enough training if and when the space mission takes off.
Aug 27, 2002
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Boyband star starts space training
Nsync's Lance Bass has begun a week of NASA training for a possible flight to the International Space Station, though the trip depends on unresolved payment issues with the Russians.