Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber signs up for space trip

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Justin Bieber is the latest celebrity to sign up for a trip to space.

The 19-year-old and his manager Scooter Braun will fly with Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic.

Sir Richard Branson tweeted from his official Twitter account: "Great to hear @justinbieber & @scooterbraun are latest @virgingalactic future astronauts. Congrats, see you up there!"

Justin Bieber joins the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Ashton Kutcher, who have paid $250,000 deposits to be on the priority list when the flights happen.

Bieber re-tweeted Richard Branson's congratulations, saying: "I wanna do a concert in space."

NASA replied, "Maybe we can help you with that."

Passengers on the aircraft will be sent 62 miles up in altitude and experience a few minutes of weightlessness.

SOURCE: TWITTER