OK, not really (and here’s the reference). But he’s trying to set up a lottery, and the winner gets a ticket to ride… to space. Details are sketchy, but my guess is this won’t be active for a few more years yet. But there’s no doubt he’ll still get quite a few takers. Better get in line now!
I wonder if Bart Sibrel will buy a ticket?
NASA pioneering astronaut Wally Schirra has died at the age of 84. One of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, he was also a veteran of the Gemini program and was commander of the first Apollo spaceflight (Apollo 7).
More information can be found at SpaceflightNow.
If you went to BadAstronomy.com and found yourself here, never fear: the BA Blog has moved to its new home at Discover Blogs. The original BA site (with the Moon Hoax debunking and all that) is still online, too.
Phil Plait, the creator of Bad Astronomy, is an astronomer, lecturer, and author. After ten years working on Hubble Space Telescope and six more working on astronomy education, he struck out on his own as a writer. He has written two books, dozens of magazine articles, and 12 bazillion blog articles. He is a skeptic, and fights misuses of science as well as praising the wonder of real science.
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