One lucky astronaut who may get a chance to see time without promising a big change in career. Mar Travel + Recreation reports, an upcoming fact-finding called Space hero looking to send a civilian to the International Space Station (ISS).
You won’t need a degree in astronomy or decades of engineering experience to enter, but a passion for space exploration is essential. The series follows a group of competitors as they compete in challenges that reveal what astronauts have to go through, and viewers may be able to vote for their competition. favorite partner. The winner then spends 10 days aboard the International Space Station, and the rest of us watch everything out of the house.
The series is a collaboration between a space media company called Space Hero Inc. and Axiom Space, the private aerospace company founded by Mike Suffredini, former ISS program manager at NASA. Axiom oversees the elements of the show, from training the contestants to planning the tour itself, which is tentatively scheduled for 2023. As for how to When the winner of the ISS arrives, they are likely to be aboard one of the SpaceX Dragon Rockets.
Lots of detail is still up in the air. We do not yet know, for example, how people can apply or test for a place on the exhibition, who will host it, or where we will see it. According to the deadline, it’s expected to be a worldwide surprise: Producers plan to conduct an international survey for competitors and broadcast the series worldwide.
While you’re waiting to find out how you can throw your space helmet in the ring, here are 17 weird things we’ve sent into space.
[h/t Travel + Leisure]