Lance Bass Signs Initial Deal For Space Flight

Reuters reports *NSYNC star Lance Bass has signed an initial deal to join a Russian mission to the International Space Station in October despite US worries that the star is ill-prepared for the flight, officials said. “Lance Bass has signed a preliminary contract, he is officially a candidate,” a spokesman for Russia’s Rosaviakosmos said on Tuesday. “Whether he actually flies or not is a question that will be decided in the near future.”