buckthesystem Posted April 20, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 1,706 Topics Per Day: 0.26 Content Count: 3,386 Content Per Day: 0.51 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/12/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/10/1955 Share Posted April 20, 2007 http://www.stuff.co.nz/4030318a4560.html Astronaut Aldrin plans space travel lottery Reuters | Wednesday, 18 April 2007 NEW YORK: Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, has announced plans for a lottery which would send its winner into space in a bid to spread the dream of extraterrestrial travel beyond the super-wealthy. Aldrin, who followed US astronaut Neil Armstrong on to the moon in July 1969, said the lottery would be run through his ShareSpace Foundation, which he set up to promote interest in science and space travel in schools. Details of the competition are still sketchy, Aldrin said at a space investment conference on Wall Street on Tuesday, with the legal status of selling lottery tickets still to be resolved. He said the idea was to offer the top prize of a flight into earth's orbit, but it was not yet decided on what spacecraft. Aldrin added that the winner would have to be over 18 years old and in good physical condition. The prize would not be transferable or saleable on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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