The Next Reality TV Prize: A Trip To Space
Virgin Shuttle Virgin Galactic Now that Bill Nye has been unfairly removed from the travesty of a television program Dancing With the Stars, there is a strange, science-y, reality TV show-shaped hole in my heart. But perhaps billionaire party-dude archetype Sir Richard Branson can step in and fill it: his private space airline Virgin Galactic is offering a trip to the stars for the winner of a new reality show. The show is called Space Race. And that's about all we know. Here's a snippet of a press release for it: “Space Race” is a groundbreaking, elimination competition series where everyday people compete for the ultimate prize – a trip for the winner into space on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo for a life-changing experience few people have ever enjoyed, all captured on camera. “Space Race” will have unprecedented access to Virgin Galactic’s home in the state-of-the-art Spaceport America...