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tehstone · 3472 days ago · link · · parent · post: 9th Triumphant Biweekly Let's Hear a Quote from Your Recent Reading Whatever
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/06/interstellar-new-space-race Something about this idea really irks me, that funding for space exploration is now reduced to advertising revenue. As if that's now the only way to really make any money.One innovation Lansdorp has come up with is the business model. He intends to finance Mars One by selling the global TV rights. “The Olympic Games and the Fifa World Cup make about $4bn in broadcast and sponsorship,” Lansdorp points out. “That’s roughly the same as the cost of our mission.” And who wouldn’t tune in to watch the first Mars landing? “This is one of the most exciting things that will ever happen on the planet – or the solar system, I should say.”