Los Angeles - Comedian Russell Brand is set to become the first cosmic comic after his girlfriend splashed out 200,000 dollars to buy him a ride on the Virgin Galactic
space vehicle, it was revealed Friday.
Celebrity site E! News reported that Perry decided to get the space ticket as a present for Brand's 35th birthday.
"It is true," Virgin Galactic rep Louella Faria told E! News. "We are very excited to have him on board."
The flight will take Brand some 11 kilometres above earth where the spacecraft will fly at over three times the speed of sound outside the earth's atmosphere, allowing occupants to experience weightlessness for about five minutes before returning to earth.
No date was given for the planned flight, but Brand will reportedly have to undergo three days of astronaut
training before embarking on the space adventure.
