
So, you want to be an astronaut?
It’s going to be a job with some ups and downs: Cramped living conditions and rubbish food, but great views and plenty to talk about at parties when you get home!
But if you’re not a millionaire or a member of NASA, how easy is it to get into space and experience some zero-gravity weightlessness? As it happens, pretty difficult…
Since 1996, a $10 million prize was offered for the first person to do it (governments not allowed), and amateurs have going at it like the clappers! There have been some mixed successes, and today’s blog is dedicated to some of man’s attempts to break free from Earth…. Read more