FLY ME TO THE MOON: $30 MILLION
FLY ME TO THE MOON: $30 MILLION
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (Wireless Flash) It may sound looney but a space physicist in New Zealand hopes to build his own rocket ship and he needs your help. The American-born scientist who calls himself Millennium Twain says he hates Americas monopoly of space exploration and hopes to rectify things by building his own spacecraft. The 45-year-old physicist needs $30 million to build his dream vehicle, which will be capable of traveling to the moon and beyond. So far, Twain has $1000 earmarked, but blastoff could be as early as 2004 if he gets the other $29,999,000 fast enough. He hasnt picked a final design for the ship yet, so hes sponsoring a design contest at www.freespeech.org/rapture asking folks to suggest their own spaceship ideas. The winner will get a free trip to outer space.
Wed 04-18-01