Ashton Kutcher prepares for takeoff FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2012 file photo, actor Ashton Kutcher speaks during the panel discussion for t...

Ashton Kutcher prepares for takeoff

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2012 file photo, actor Ashton Kutcher speaks during the panel discussion for the sitcom "Two and a Half Men" at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour for CBS, the CW and Showtime in Pasadena, Calif. British billionaire Richard Branson announced that Kutcher will be the 500th customer to go into space. Kutcher is among dozens of Hollywood types, international entrepreneurs, scientists, space buffs and others who have made deposits to be among the first to reach the edge of the Earth on Branson's Virgin Galactic spaceline.(AP Photo/Jason Redmond, file)

Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic Airways, is shown at a news conference, Thursday, June 16, 2011 in Miami Beach, Fla. Branson announced that Virgin is launching its 33rd destination with flights between London and Cancun, Mexico. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Co-creator and executive producer Chuck Lorre (L) and cast members Ashton Kutcher (C) and Jon Cryer (R) participate in a panel for CBS series "Two and a Half Men" during the CBS sessions at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena, California January 11, 2012. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)

US actor Ashton Kutcher

Lea Michele, left, and Ashton Kutcher arrive at the premiere of "New Year's Eve" in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Actor s Ashton Kutcher and Lea Michele arrive at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' 'New Year's Eve' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on December 5, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

In this handout photo provided by NBC, actor Ashton Kutcher and TV personality Elle Macpherson presents an award onstage during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom on January 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBC via Getty Images)

Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson posted on his blog on Mar. 19 that Ashton Kutcher will be his 500th passenger--to infinity and beyond. The actor, who recently split from wife Demi Moore, is buying a round-trip ticket on board Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo — a rocket plane that could blast off into space as early as next year.