Richard Branson to Officiate First Wedding In Space
If you were ponying up $100,000-per-seat for you and someone special to take a ride on Richard Branson's SpaceShipTwo into the outer atmosphere, chances are it'd be a moment that you'd have a hard time forgetting. That said, some couples are taking things a bit further to make that journey a memorable one. One as-yet-identified couple has plans to get married while out there, and it looks like Branson might just be the man for the job.
Virgin Galactic C.E.O. Branson, who is ordained, has already conducted a wedding while in mid-flight on a Virgin airplane (which was appropriately en-route to Las Vegas). The set of intergalactic nuptials to be exchanged on the upcoming SpaceShipTwo flight will be the first extra-atmospheric wedding. In addition to the nuptial couple, Virgin Galactic advister George Whitesides and his new wife, Loretta Hidalgo will be getting the first honeymoon in space.
So, if you thought your bride-to-be would be impressed with that trip to Acapulco, better think again! [Source: Daily Mail]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
StrangeBum @ Apr 21st 2008 3:51PM
Badass!
I would love to get married in space. Even though space is the one thing I absolutely fear the most. Maybe it could symbolize my overcoming my ultimate fear for that special someone, if only I could find her.