Crowdfunding
is an interesting thing. People are using it for just about
everything these days, from the truly necessary to the fun and
interesting to the utterly pointless. This one falls under the fun
and interesting category. A father/daughter team from Florida is
putting the TARDIS into orbit—well, a miniature replica of the
TARDIS at any rate. They’ve already raised the $33,000 they were
aiming for, and additional funds will allow them to put a larger
TARDIS into orbit.
At
first glance, this may seem an utterly preposterous notion. How can
they even manage this? But they’re not actually building their own
rocket. Instead, they’re booking space on a pre-existing rocket
that will be taking lots of other stuff up as well (things from
universities, research groups, and private companies), so this
actually looks quite doable.
Why
are they doing this? Well, it’s the fiftieth anniversary of Doctor
Who this November. It’s a way
to celebrate that landmark, so why not? Really, when it comes down to
it, there’s no other reason than “why not?” but sometimes
that’s all you really need. Alas, I’m broke and can’t help out,
but clearly there are lots of people who can. Check out their video
below or visit their Kickstarter page for all the technical details.
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