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British singer Sarah Brightman postpones her flight to space station

Ms. Brightman said that for personal family reasons her intentions have had to change

LONDON, May 13. /TASS/. British singer Sarah Brightman has announced that she has to delay her flight to the International Space Station (ISS) scheduled for September 1.

"Sarah Brightman announced today that she is postponing her plans to launch aboard the upcoming Soyuz TMA-18M spaceflight mission," a statement on Brightman’s website said.

"Ms. Brightman said that for personal family reasons her intentions have had to change and she is postponing her cosmonaut training and flight plans at this time," it said.

"She would like to express her extreme gratitude to [Russian Federal Space Agency] Roscosmos, Energia, GCTC [Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center], Star City, NASA and all the cosmonauts and astronauts, for their support during this exciting time in her life," the statement said.