A company with ties to SpaceX wants to send reality show contestants to the International Space Station — a brand new TV series that will boldly dabble in areas where reality TV has never been seen before
Production company Space Hero recruits people who want to go to space around the world, regardless of background and country, and the participants will complete a series of challenges, and the winner will live on the International Space Station for 10 days on SpaceX rockets.
Can you believe that a contestant from a reality show will be sent into space and have the privilege of seeing the International Space Station?
It is reported that Space Hero is working on a reality show of the same name and is eyeing a mission to the International Space Station in 2023. The show will pick contestants interested in the universe for a series of confrontational competitions, and the winner will have the opportunity to travel to space on a rocket.
The company's news release also confirmed the plan:
"By Ben Silverman and Howard M. The reality show, of which T. Owens is a producer, will look around the globe for a citizen who loves to explore space. Regardless of origin or background, Space Heroes will provide an opportunity to become the world's first space explorer to participate in an INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION mission! ”
Houston-based Axiom Space is working with Space Heroes to build the world's first commercial space station. In March 2020, Axiom Space announced plans to send three space visitors to the space station in the second half of 2021 using Space Exploration Technologies' Crew Dragon.
For this new project, Axiom Space will take control of all the details of the space mission, including car seats, astronaut insurance and daily training.
It was in May 2020 that Space Exploration Technologies' Manned Dragon spacecraft sent NASA astronauts Bob Benken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station, powering the Falcon 9 rocket.
But Space Heroes confirmed that the launch vehicle for the mission has not yet been determined.
Dragon spacecraft (Source: Space Exploration Technologies)
In the show, contestants will undergo a series of severe tests to test their mental strength, physical fitness and emotional regulation ability. The current plan is said to be to have the final episode presented live, with global audiences voting to decide who will eventually go into space. The winner is expected to live on the space station for 10 days, and Space Heroes is discussing cooperation with NASA on scientific, technical and medical aspects during its stay on the space station.
The exact cost of this space trip is unclear, but there is a video of an interview with co-founder Deborah Sass on the homepage of Space Heroes on its LinkedIn homepage at the Montgomery Summit in March 2019. According to her, the mission will cost $65 million.
The Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) analyzes the cost as reasonable. According to them, NASA will pay Space Exploration Technologies $55 million per person to send astronauts to the space station. Data released by NASA shows that the cost of staying on the space station for one night is $35,000 per person.
In 2019, Deborah Sass called the Ultimate Award "the biggest award ever awarded on earth." "We spent two years traveling the world, communicating with all the space agencies, including NASA, Space Exploration Technologies, Boeing and others, to ensure a successful launch," she said. ”
Space Exploration Technologies is determined to send more humans into space. The Crew-1 mission is the first non-test mission to be carried out by the Crew Dragon spacecraft — sending four astronauts into space in November 2020. Space Exploration had planned to use Space Exploration Technologies' capsule to send four ordinary citizens into space in 2021, but the plan has now been canceled due to price, timing and lack of experience. （
But in any case, Space Exploration Technologies is indeed a reasonable choice for launch missions. In May 2020, the crew Dragon spacecraft sent astronauts Robert Benken and Douglas Heley to the International Space Station. In addition, Space Exploration Technologies intends to produce a space action thriller starring Tom Cruise. Through partnerships with filmmakers and travel companies, the company has expanded its satellite launch business into Hollywood.
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