Can't afford the hundreds of thousands of dollars it costs for aticket to space? There is another way.

Here's an article from Discovery News:
http://news.discovery.com/space/spac...eepstakes.html

MELBOURNE, FL - In support of its mission to broaden public awareness
of the benefits of space exploration, the Aerospace Research &
Engineering Systems Institute, Inc. is giving the public the
opportunity to take the ride of a lifetime to the edge of space. This
event is designed to give the opportunity for a member of the public
to fly aboard a commercial spacecraft who otherwise wouldn't have the
opportunity by raising funds to cover the cost of the flight.

Members of the public are invited to apply for this exciting
opportunity to fly to the edge of space. ARES Institute is accepting
applications from through our website through December 31, 2012. At
the conclusion of the registration period, one person who registered
prior to December 31, 2012 will be provided the opportunity to assist
in conducting scientific research on a suborbital spaceflight.

And in exchange for a donation of $10 or more, registrants will
receive a DVD set of highlights of space shuttle Discovery's final
mission ever and a three-month subscription to SpaceflightNews.net All-
Access as well as a one-year membership to ARES Institute. All-Access
provides access to all of our video, photo and multimedia as well as
priority login on our forums. People may also register for the
drawing at no cost but won't receive the additional DVD or
subscriptions.

Specifically, the person chosen to fly in space will accompany our own
investigators on a suborbital spaceflight during which selected
scientific experiments will be conducted. The participant will not
only fly to the edge of space and experience weightlessness, but will
also assist scientists and researchers with hands-on experiments in
support of the Spacecoast Plasma & High-energy Electrostatics
Laboratory, a state of the art fusion research facility currently in
development.

Details about this event may be found on the ARES Institute website at
http://www.aresinstitute.org/spacetrip. The Terms & Conditions are
located at http://www.aresinstitute.org/spacetrip/terms.php.

This event is designed to both provide an opportunity for a member of
the public to experience spaceflight as well as act as a fundraising
vehicle for the organization. ARES Institute is a 501 c(3) non-profit
formed in the State of Florida and relies on donations, in-kind
contributions and grants to support its programs.

ARES Institute is engaged in innovative programs to stimulate interest
in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education among
secondary and college-level students. The organization's mission also
includes public outreach activities to raise public awareness and
support of space exploration.

Specifically, ARES Institute is working to establish a hands-on space-
oriented engineering program to give students the opportunity to work
with real rockets and scientific payloads, stimulating their interest
in related fields while providing valuable skills training for the
aerospace workforce of the future.

The organization is also engaged in efforts to establish a cutting-
edge fusion research laboratory on Florida's Space Coast. Fusion and
plasma science may hold key answers to problems of clean energy, waste
remediation, and terrestrial as well as space propulsion. SPHERELAB II
is being developed to conduct research in these areas and advance the
state of the start while, at the same time, giving college-level
students the opportunity to work hands-on with technologies vital to
the future health and prosperity of humanity.

On Jan 7, 5:40*pm, spacearium wrote:
Here's an article from Discovery News:http://news.discovery.com/space/spac...eepstakes.html

Has anyone here entered?


Mike