Richard Branson has apparently said that McFly can have seats on one of the first voyages into space his company Virgin Galactic are planning in 2009. While talking about his space firm during the launch of Virgin Media last week, Branson apparently told the Mirror: "McFly are lovely guys. I'm totally up for it".
I'm not sure how keen the band are (if only it had been an option before the release of single 'Star Girl'), though Harry McFly is quoted as saying: "We'd have to go to Nasa in America for a three-day course to become proper astronauts". I'm not sure if he meant that would put him on or off the idea of going into space. Am I the only one who's not convinced this idea of space flights for the general public is all that good an idea? I mean, I know that Virgin's space ships won't really be going into space, but I'm still pretty sure the science of flying at 100km above the earth is pretty damn risky. Put it this way, you won't find me on one of those things. Even if McFly are providing the in flight entertainment.