Space Hero
Space Hero is an upcoming reality television show contest that plans to send a winner to the International Space Station. The show is scheduled to air in 2023.[1] Space Hero was founded by Deborah Sass and Thomas Reemer.[2] In 2020, NASA confirmed it was in discussions regarding the show.[3] Sass and Reemer are said to be hoping the show will encourage interest in privatized space travel.[1] The show is being developed with support from an emerging spaceflight company named Axiom Space.[4] 24 contestants from any country in the world will be selected. The gender ratio will be half male and half female, with the same ratio for those contestants from emerging and developing countries.[5]
Development
The show is currently in pre-production, and will take on a reality television show format with 24 contestants who will compete for a grand prize of free travel via SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station.[6] In 2021, Miriam Kramer of Axios News noted co-founder Sass intended for the program to open up for contestant applications "in the next six to eight months".[6] While the contestants have yet to be confirmed, in March 2022 Reemer and Sass announced a partnership with a large digital media company, One Digital Entertainment, to commence "product strategy, regional development, media allowances and brand marketing for the world's first ever global casting show".[5]
References
- ^ a b Gamillo, Elizabeth (16 April 2021). "NASA Considers Commercial Reality TV Show That Aims to Send One Lucky Civilian to Space". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 17, 2020). "Space Travel Reality Show Set to Send Contestant to ISS in 2023; Space Hero Company & Propagate Producing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "Reality TV star to win space trip to ISS". KidsNews. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Sparks, Hannah (15 April 2021). "NASA signs off on developing 'Space Hero' reality TV series". New York Post. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ a b "NASA Supported Reality Show 'Space Hero' inks Asia Partnership Deal With One Digital Entertainment". www.prnewswire.com. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ a b Kramer, Miriam (4 June 2021). "A reality TV show in development would send a contestant to orbit". Axios. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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