'The call could come any day...' Meet the stars who want to travel into space

Brian Blessed has "every intention" of heading to space after being encouraged by his late friend, theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. Brian - famous for his role in ‘Flash Gordon’ and line 'Gordon's alive!' - has even undergone cosmonaut training in Russia. The 87-year-old actor told The Sunday Times: “I’m the oldest person to have trained at Moscow’s Star City to become a cosmonaut. The call could come any day." Here are 10 other stars who dream of going into space...

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Brian Blessed has "every intention" of heading to space after being encouraged by his late friend, theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.

Brian - famous for his role in ‘Flash Gordon’ and line 'Gordon's alive!' - has even undergone cosmonaut training in Russia.

The 87-year-old actor told The Sunday Times: “I’m the oldest person to have trained at Moscow’s Star City to become a cosmonaut. The call could come any day."

Here are 10 other stars who dream of going into space...