Kevin Hart On Turning Down Offer To Go To Space

Contributed By Scott Lipscomb

Kevin Hart could one day be in space, but for now the comedy star is staying right here on planet Earth.

During his latest episode on his Sirius XM show Straight From The Hart, he shared he was offered a trip to space but declined the offer, reported People Magazine.


“I was offered a seat on a shuttle to space, and the offer came with wanting to document a celebrity’s experience,” he told his co-hosts, The Plastic Cup Boyz. “They said they wanted to document my experience from start to finish and have me complete it. It was like 30, 45 days of spending time with a team, and then you’re looking at a 60- to 90-minute trip.”

Money wasn’t a factor in his decision as he notes safety and being able to be there for his kids was his priority.

“I said, ‘I would love to know the record of space shuttles that made it versus the ones that didn’t. What’s the record of success versus non-success?’ And that’s my reason. That number is too close. It’s not a crazy upside down number one way or the other. It’s too f—— close, and that’s that for me,” he explained.

On Tuesday (July 20) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 57, took his own flight to space lasting 10 minutes and 10 seconds, according to Reuters.