Reality Check: Do Oscar Losers Get Free Space Tourist Flights?
Monday, February 28, 2011 - 18:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Commercial spaceflight firm Virgin Galactic didn't slip tickets for an orbital spaceflight — worth about $200,000 — into the Oscar losers' consolation "swag bag." The non-winning nominees got a free model spaceship, according to Virgin Galactic's CEO.