A Huge Opportunity Missed Completely

The Russian parliament has missed a golden opportunity of, quite literally, astronomical proportions. After introducing a measure into the Duma, the motion failed to carry, 42-252. Alexei Mitrofanov had brought the measure to a vote, asking the legislative body to send Madonna into space.

Alexei Mitrofanov, a member of the Duma (the lower house of parliament) for the ultra-nationalist LDPR party, had said the trip would be "a great event to organise in the same year as elections in the United States and Russia."

He said the star, who gave a concert in Moscow on Tuesday, had "expressed a desire to go into space and board the ISS."

Mitrofanov put the idea before a plenary session of parliament on Wednesday, asking it to vote on whether Russia's space agency should look into the feasibility of a Madonna space flight.

Forty two legislators backed the idea but 252 voted against, so the motion was not passed.

Now this is simply unconscionable. This shows a complete disregard for culture and music! Here they had a perfect opportunity to …. oh wait, never mind.

They were planning to bring her back, too. My bad.