On Jul 30, 5:56*pm, bob haller wrote:
On Jul 30, 5:19 pm, giveitawhirl2008
wrote:





Previously, I proposed the gov't sell seats on upcoming Moon and Mars
missions. Since I'm also trying to gather support for high-speed
exploration of the Outer Planets - Saturn's worlds, etc. - selling
seats on missions to Titan, etc. was also proposed. Here is a proposal
that might let YOU get to go for FREE!

First, BTW, while not trying to encourage gambling, I've also proposed
Lottos with a space trip as a prize. Actually, I suspect such Lottos
will not do well unless their are big CASH prizes, also. That way
people are motivated to play even if they think they might ultimately
be too chicken to go into space. Nothing is more attractive than just
plain old MONEY. You could win a big cash prize AND a space trip, and
if you freak about the trip just before signing the contract with its
"death and dismemberment" clauses, etc., you could be allowed to GIVE
the trip part to any qualifiable person of your choice.

But here's the main idea: the gov't could SELL some seats for millions
and maybe even billions of dollars. But any citizen of any country
participating in the exploration program could enter a lottery for
FREE, simply by registering online. One entry per citizen; you must
qualifiable to be trained as an astronaut, a la Russian tourist trips
to the ISS. Some seats will be filled by people who just win drawings!
All drawings controlled by the governments involved, of course. That
way, no gambling but public interest might be very strong!

So the Billionaires and the Commons all have a chance!

This could encourage people to join this effort to have the government
fund the human solar system exploration program!

http://groups.google.com/group/sci.s...thread/thread/...

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.t...hread/thread/6...

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Yes, the Lotto conceept and the seat-selling concept could raise some
of the needed funds. But the national drawing proposal is not designed
to raise the funds directly; the gov't still pays for everything,
except what a millionaire may be paying for his or her seat! But the
winner of the national drawing does not have to pay a cent to enter
the drawing! That is intended to raise public interest in and support
for the program, because some Regular Guy or Gal gets to go to another
world! Not just once, but every once in a while, on an ongoing basis!

The idea is that many members of the public might be willling to
petition Congress (or the British or another European parliament), or
otherwise join in to support this, if they realize there is a chance
they themselves could go! It costs them nothing to support the effort
to sway Congress. If the program is established, it costs them nothing
to enter the lottery. And yet, a few of these who paid nothing but
attention and interest, suddenly find themselves with a ticket to
Titan! Or Ganymede! Or wherever! (Including Mars and Lunar excursions,
of course.)