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.
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