Lady Gaga took the world by storm with the release of her first album, “The Fame,” in 2008. But now GaGa is taking her career to a new high as she goes into space with her newest album, “ARTPOP.” Yes, you read that correctly. Gaga will be blasting off in 2015 on the third, and final, day of the Zero G Colony high-tech music festival from New Mexico aboard a Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo.
Gaga, accompanied by her glam team, will be the first pop star to perform in space. In order to prepare for he intergalactic appearance, Gaga must undergo a month of intense vocal training. She is said to be singing her song “Venus” off the new “ARTPOP” album (personally, I think it fits the theme). So how much would it cost you to go see this artist in space? A mere $250,000 a piece. This seems like a relatively reasonable price considering the conditions of the performance.
I am almost not surprised by the announcement of Gaga’s space performance. Her electric style, pop music and eclectic personality constantly challenge her audience. We all remember the meat dress form the 2010 MTV Music Video Awards and the incubated Egg that served as her escort to the 2011 Grammys, so it should come as no shock that Gaga’s talents are not limited by the boundaries of planet Earth.
How exactly will the pop star get into space? The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo comes with a crew of two and the capability of seating six passengers. At an altitude of 50,000 feet the space ship is detached from a carrying plane. The ship then continues on to pass an altitude of 328,000 feet, which certifies the passengers as official astronauts. It will then coast to an altitude of 361,000 feet where the passengers will experience about five minutes of zero gravity (at this point Gaga will perform her song). The ship will also land on a regular runway and the first outer space performance will be complete.
Of course there are numerous risks when going into space. Gaga is said to have taken out a ridiculous life-insurance policy for the performance, but I believe that the risk is worth it. The USA is the first to put a man on the moon, send rovers to Mars and (now!) launch a world-renowned pop star into Zero Gravity.