Bob Geldof to be 'first Irishman' in space as he books on $100,000-a-seat private flight

[Cidersomerset]

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Bob Geldof to be 'first Irishman' in space as he books on $100,000-a-seat private flight
10 Sep 2013 11:58



The singer signed up with private company Space Expedition Corporation and then said: "Being the first Irishman in space is a fantastic honour."


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10 September 2013 Last updated at 11:02

Bob Geldof set to travel into space

Bob Geldof Mr Geldof will travel into space in 2014


The singer and campaigner Bob Geldof is to travel into space as a passenger on a
commercial space flight.Space Expedition Corporation (SXC) is hoping to launch 100
people into space in 2014 at the cost of $100,000 (£64,000) per ticket.

The first astronauts will travel 100km (62 miles) into space launching from Curacao in
the Southern Caribbean sea.Others who have already signed up include DJ Armin van
Buuren and Victoria's Secret model Doutzen Kroes.

Mr Geldof said: "Being the first Irishman in space is not only a fantastic honour but
pretty mind-blowing.

"The first rock astronaut space rat! Elvis may have left the building but Bob Geldof will
have left the Planet! Wild! Who would have thought it possible in my lifetime."

The passengers will travel on the Lynx X2 privately built spacecraft. which has a two-
crew cockpit offering the passenger a "a true co-pilot astronaut experience".

Mr Geldof will be undertaking his first step of training in the space flight simulator based
in the Netherlands this coming weekend

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24031979

[mahalall]

Nice photo, what possesses a man to wear a reptile skin jacket?

lets hope for Bob's sake the flight is not on a Monday

Slight distraction from the rocket man event, what is Bob implying by an anthropological critical event in the middle east.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tKuxO6VNwp4

[seko]

Oh god, please let him stay there for the sake of the universe