Posted on 09/13/2006 10:02:30 PM PDT by anymouse
The Russian Space Agency has no objections to Madonna's plans for a space flight, but the American pop diva could make a space trip no earlier than 2009, the agency's spokesperson said Wednesday.
Alexei Mitrofanov, a flamboyant lawmaker from the ultra-nationalist LDPR party, earlier proposed that Madonna's desire to make the trip, which she expressed during her two-day visit to Russia, be fulfilled - a proposal that met with rejection by Russian lawmakers.
"We are aware of today's debates in the State Duma [the lower house of the Russian parliament] as to the proposed flight by Madonna to the International Space Station," Igor Panin said.
"Although a precise schedule for the flights of the so-called 'space tourists' has been approved until the end of 2008, Madonna's request will not meet any objections, and her representatives can approach us even now," he said, adding that the pop star's physical fitness and finances guarantee that her space dreams might come true as early as 2009.
Madonna's world tour, which continues next week in Japan, has drawn widespread criticism from religious groups for its depiction of a mock crucifixion. In Moscow, Russian nationalists vowed to disrupt her concert, while in Germany the authorities briefly considered an investigation under the country's religious blasphemy laws.
Tuesday's Moscow performance at the Luzhniki stadium, which was guarded by up to 7,000 police, passed off without any serious problems.
space ping.
Please, send her NOW!
I think I'd rather see Lenin's corpse floating in weightlessness.
Will she have to come back?
Any chance we could change the locks while she's gone?
Can we leave her there? I don't care what she's trying to remake her image as, the woman was one of the raunchiest performers of the '80s and 90's.
This is just so wrong.
Space junk.
This is a joke right? Doing the world a favor and finally bang zoom sending Madonna to the moon or space? The trick though is how do we make sure she doesn`t come back? Maybe a protective shield place over the atmosphere?
Actually, I think Madonna has plans on bringing that up with her for the making of another skanky, "controversial" video.....
The sooner the better! A one way ticket one would presume.
If we can put a man on the moon....
Madonna can survive in space using the air in her head
We can set up a fund and take $20 donations to send the entire democrat leadership into space on a one way ticket.
Send her to the moon and leave her there.
As Jackie Gleason would say if he were still around, "To the moon, Madonna!"
With the right amount of imagination and initiative, I bet the Air Force would shoot her up there right now.
One way, I hope.
World's Most Famous Attention Whore bound for low geosynchronous whorebit by 2009...
As long as they don't bring her back.
Positive evidence of a Black Hole in space? (o.k. don't flame me)
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