DALLAS - PRINCIPAL SET FOR ASTRONAUT TRAINING

Former DALLAS star VICTORIA PRINCIPAL is recovering from her recent divorce by training for a June 2008 journey into space. The 56-year-old star filed for divorce in May (06) from her husband of 21 years, Beverly Hills plastic surgeon HARRY GLASSMAN. She explains, "I spent almost 24 years in a relationship, and now I'm learning to live my life about what I want, instead of what we want. "Some days it's incredibly exciting, and some days it's incredibly painful." She says she finds her '50s to be "a wonderful opportunity for physical, mental and spiritual change." A big part of the change includes preparing for a trip on RICHARD BRANSON's manned journey into outer space in 2008. She adds, "I have a thing for speed - fast planes, fast cars."