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Come on Up (to the ISS) You're the Next Contestant

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-wanna-play dept.

Ender writes "The Voice of America and the NY times (Free registration, yetti, yatta ...) are running articles informing us that the Russian space Agency Rosaviakosmos has an agreement with Moscow to send a TV contest winner to the International Space Station. All contestants would train for space flight during the programs and this would show the audience how cosmonauts are trained prior to their space flight." Boy bands are ineligible.

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  1. Oy.... by tekrat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can't wait until the Russians finally figure out that a PORN STAR in the ISS will make for better ratings. Zero-Gee sex will have millions throwing $$$$ in the direction of the Russians.

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  2. Sent to space by BaronVonDuvet · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is part of the prize the return flight or is this another one of those scams we keep hearing about? ;-)

  3. How I imagine it. by DeadBugs · · Score: 5, Funny

    Taking a cue from the "Survivor" Reality show.

    A Boy Band star is "voted off" the space station and stuffed into an air lock.

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  4. Well by drhairston · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's one small step for television, but one giant leap for degrading space travel.

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  5. But to earn the trip back to earth... by phlack · · Score: 5, Funny
    It's another contest.

    Monty Hall: "Would you prefer to take one more tour of the station, or would you like what's behind door #2?"

    Contestant/Winner: "I'll take Door #2 Monty"

    Contestant/Winner: "Wait...that look like an airlock....WHOAAAAAAA!!!!!"

    Monty Hall: "Should have taken the tour".

  6. I wouldn't want to be a contestant. by nob · · Score: 5, Funny

    I heard ISS is really unstable and full of holes. Who would want to go there?

    Oh wait, that's IIS.

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