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ROCK STAR'S FATHER TO BE FIRST CIVILIAN IN SPACE
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. [AP] -- The father of rock star Stevie Nicks, Jess, has been cleared by NASA doctors to be the first civilian in space, say sources at Kennedy Space Center here.
Originally, NASA was considering sending up Nicks herself, but it was felt that her status as a celebrity might rub the public the wrong way, the sources said.
"Then we'd start getting all these complaints about why couldn't we just pick an average joe?" said a NASA official.
Rumors have been flying for years about a plan by NASA to send a civilian into space, but the agency has declined to confirm or deny any of this. Now, it appears the decision has been made.
"I lost my power in this world," said Lindsey Buckingham, Nick's band mate in Fleetwood Mac, who had also thrown his name in the hat. "And now, it looks like I've lost my power out of this world too," he said in apparent reference to not being picked for the flight.
The NASA official said Buckingham would have been perfect a couple years ago, since most people had forgotten about him. "Only a handful of hardcore fans, mostly people who post on an Internet message board called The Ledge, even knew who he was right up to a month or two ago. But now that Fleetwood Mac is touring again and Lindsey is stealing the spotlight, he can no longer be considered a regular guy."
"What can I say? Love is the sweet surprise," said Buckingham. "This reaffirms my belief in cycles."
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