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Malaysians to Vote on First Astronaut

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the pick-me-pick-me dept.

wengkius writes "According to BBC, Malaysians will be voting for their candidate of choice in the nationwide search for an astronaut to be sent to the ISS on board the Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Once its 11,000 would-be astronauts have been whittled down to a handful, their details and updates on their progress will be posted on the internet. If the contest proves popular and the government charges for the votes, it may even be able to cover the cost of its space program."

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  1. New on Fox... by pin_gween · · Score: 4, Funny

    Malaysian Astronaut Idol

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  2. Reality show by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny


    Except you get voted off the planet instead of an island.

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  3. "charges for the votes" by decipher_saint · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Charging for votes seems a bit odd to me; if you wanted to be in space you really could just buy your vote.

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  4. Seriously... by Comatose51 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    "The national space agency has already announced plans for a research programme to send the country's favourite foods into orbit and the selection process to find the Malaysian who will taste them in zero gravity is already well advanced."

    And some people complain that NASA's manned space program was a waste of money!

    "So far, only 200 short listed candidates have managed to run 3.5km (2.2 miles) in under 20 minutes and pass a medical."

    Any reasonably healthy person should be able to do that. I know I risk sounding very arrogant but don't send someone into space just for the sake of doing it. Pick someone with high qaulifications and do something useful. It's really a waste of money and an unnecessary risk otherwise.

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  5. Survivor: Malaysia by craXORjack · · Score: 5, Funny

    They should send up seven people but the re-entry capsule can only hold one.

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  6. If slashdot picked the next astronaut by antifoidulus · · Score: 4, Funny

    The goatse man would be the next to be launched into space...

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  7. Oh My GOD!!!! by Viceice · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Ok. I am now officially embressed to be a Malaysian. Seriously though, this isn't news at all. This is simply a ticket into space our goverment got from the Russians who offered it as a sweetener to close a deal on a fleet of MiG fighters.

    I Seriously wish it was a one way ticket and they'd send our esteemed Defence Minister, who is also our useless ass of a Deputy Prime Minister.

    PLEASE I BEG ALL OF YOU! MOVE ALONG! THERES NOTHING TO SEE HERE!!!!!

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