Σάββατο 5 Οκτωβρίου 2013
Trip to Space the Ultimate Prize for New Reality Show
Reality TV producer Mark Burnett has been casting around for a space-themed show for more than a decade but never found a way to launch his dream. Burnett, creator of "Survivor" and "The Voice" unveiled a new partnership with Virgin Galactic on Thursday (October 3), a U.S. offshoot of Richard Branson's London-based Virgin Group, for a TV series on U.S. channel NBC that will send someone to space.
Virgin Galactic intends to begin commercial spaceflight services aboard the suborbital SpaceShipTwo next year. The six-passenger, two-pilot ship, which is currently undergoing testing in Mojave, Calif., is designed to fly about 63 miles (100 km) above Earth and return, giving passengers a few minutes of weightlessness and a view of the planet set against the blackness of space.
About 630 people have put down deposits or purchased tickets for the ride, which now costs $250,000 per person.
The series, called Space Race, will pit contenders in an unscripted elimination competition. The winner will get a ticket to ride on SpaceShipTwo.
As part of the deal, Virgin Galactic will give the production team "unprecedented access" to SpaceShipTwo's base at Spaceport American in New Mexico.
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