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Your Chance to Orbit
Courtesy of Space Hero
Ever dream of becoming an astronaut? If so, you may want to audition for Space Hero, an upcoming reality show where the winner will actually be sent into orbit. Contestants will undergo training and complete challenges that test their physical, mental, and emotional strength. Then viewers around the world will vote for their favorite—and watch as the winner joins real astronauts on a 2023 mission to the International Space Station (I.S.S.). The cameras will follow everything from takeoff to return to Earth, including 10 days on the I.S.S. Producers hope the show will make outer space more accessible to regular people, not just astronauts and billionaires. “We see the world changing in front of our eyes,” Thomas Reemer, the show’s creator, told Deadline. “In times like these, we yearn to look up to people for the right reasons, so it’s time to look amongst ourselves to find the heroes that will inspire a bright future.”