Aldrin now running online lottery.

[alokmohan]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, announced plans on Tuesday for a lottery which would send its winner into space in a bid to spread the dream of extraterrestrial travel beyond the super-wealthy. <br /><br />ADVERTISEMENT<br /> <br />Aldrin, who followed U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong onto 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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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 salable

 

[robnissen]

Yup. I will buy two tickets, just so my odds are twice as good as yours. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br />

 

[MeteorWayne]

I bid 100 quatloos! <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[alokmohan]

Fail to understand what you say.

 

[deapfreeze]

I love this idea. I will buy as many as I can. I would love to be able to say I have been to space to my kids and grand kids when I get old. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#0000ff"><em>William ( deapfreeze ) Hooper</em></font></p><p><font size="1">http://deapfreeze-amateur-astronomy.tk/</font></p><p> </p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

That's OK, alokhoman, I rarely understand what you say either. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />ce is right as to the joke it was <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>