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04-18-2007, 10:08 PM
Buzz Aldrin plans space travel lottery
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Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, has announced plans for a lottery that will 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 onto the moon in July 1969, says the lottery will be run through his ShareSpace Foundation, which he set up to promote interest in science and space travel in schools.
Speaking at a space investment conference on Wall Street, Aldrin says details of the competition are still sketchy, with the legal status of selling lottery tickets still to be resolved.
He says 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 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.
- Reuters
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Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, has announced plans for a lottery that will 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 onto the moon in July 1969, says the lottery will be run through his ShareSpace Foundation, which he set up to promote interest in science and space travel in schools.
Speaking at a space investment conference on Wall Street, Aldrin says details of the competition are still sketchy, with the legal status of selling lottery tickets still to be resolved.
He says 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 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.
- Reuters