Space.com has more details on the continuing volley of will he or won’t he regarding *NSYNC’s Lance Bass and his quest for space. The Russian Aviation and Space Agency (Rosaviakosmos) spokesman Konstantin Kreydenko tells them, “We ran out of patience, he should leave.” Still, they wouldn’t confirm whether agency director Yuri Koptev had already officially terminated the contract with Bass. An Energia official said in a telephone interview on Tuesday that there still is a chance Lance will be able to fly.
The story at space.com has since been removed.