Leonardo DiCaprio, Brangelina, Tom Cruise in queue for ride to space

Richard Branson is willing to offer a refund to ticket holders who got the jitters after spaceship crash

Last updated: September 16, 2018 | 00:05

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Ashton Kutcher are among stars who have signed up to become space tourists.

Sir Richard Branson’s children Sam and Holly will have seats for the first voyage.

Dozens of celebrities have reportedly applied for the remaining three seats, including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Tom Hanks, Justin Bieber, Russell Brand and Princess Beatrice. The first 500 would-be passengers have paid a £150,000 upfront fee and it is understood the three seats will be allocated by a lottery.

Branson said they could have a refund if they changed their minds in the wake of the spaceship crash in Southern California on October 31, but claimed nobody had taken him up on the offer.

However, according to a source, there was “no way” Princess Beatrice would take up her offer of a seat.

FILE - In this June 17, 2014, file photo, actor Leonardo DiCaprio speaks at the second day of the State Department's 'Our Ocean' conference at the State Department in Washington. More than 120 world leaders convene Tuesday, Sept. 23, for U.N. summit aimed at galvanizing political will for a new global climate treaty by the end of 2015. Environmentalists will take to the streets Sunday, Sept. 20, in what is being billed as the largest march ever on global warming. Celebrities, CEOs and climatologists will appear at a string of events as part of New York Climate Week. DiCaprio has been tapped to talk about the cause of rising seas. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

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