DailyDirt: Manned Missions To Space
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
Unmanned missions to explore other planets and asteroids in our solar system look like a really cost-effective way to collect scientific data. But manned missions are so much more inspirational. Here are just a few space projects that are trying to keep manned spaceflight alive.- Six fake astronauts from the Mars500 spaceship have emerged from a simulated mission to Mars that lasted about a year and a half. Probably not as entertaining to watch as Big Brother or MTV's Real World, but the mission was a useful experiment. [url]
- The Energia Corporation is considering ways to sell tourist trips around the moon using Soyuz spaceships. The tickets would sell for around $150 million, and the trip would take about 9 days. [url]
- The International Space Station boosted itself to a slightly higher orbit by turning on some thrusters for about 2 minutes. A few of the astronauts took advantage of the planned acceleration to show everyone how the maneuver affects the ISS occupants. [url]
- To discover more links on space exploration, check out what's floating around in StumbleUpon universe. [url]
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Or alternatively, win a trip to space
http://www.dbainspace.com/
Legally, we have to offer a cash alternative prize of the full value of the ticket ($102,000). At the moment, participants are split 50:50 as to whether they'd just take the money. How depressing. The debate's spilled onto twitter on the #DBAinSpace hashtag.
Competition closes on Tuesday November 22, so only a few days left.
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Re: Or alternatively, win a trip to space
But I think I'd look at your contest more like: Win $102,000 with the option of taking that prize in the form of a ticket to space... :)
It's a catchy way to grab your audience's attention, though -- much better than just offering the cash alone.
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So Yuz Want To Become An Astronaut ...
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