{"id":13877,"date":"2017-02-06T13:41:56","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T18:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13877"},"modified":"2017-02-06T13:41:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T18:41:56","slug":"space-nation-astronaut-program-train-for-a-chance-to-go-to-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13877","title":{"rendered":"Space Nation Astronaut Program – train for a chance to go to space"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Space Nation Astronaut Program<\/a>\u00a0aims to involve the public in space flight.\u00a0Their first initiative is a space flight training app for cell phones with<\/p>\n

which people all around the world can compete in challenges to gain a deeper understanding of space exploration and the science and technology behind human spaceflight. Candidates earn points by completing tasks and advance through multiple merit levels to earn the ultimate mission: a trip to space.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The trip to space will be on a suborbital rocket vehicle.<\/p>\n

The Finland base project is a collaboration of four companies –\u00a0Cohu Experience, Axiom Space<\/a>\u00a0(commercial space station builder),\u00a0Fun Academy<\/a>, and\u00a0Edge of Space<\/a>\u00a0(high alt balloons) – who plan “to create concrete ways to make space travel dreams possible for everyone”.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0crowd-funding campaign<\/a>\u00a0has raised over 2,350,000 euros in just the first few days. Here is a video outlining the Space Nation plan:<\/p>\n