Launch Party: We're going to space, and everyone's invited

Crowdfunding is enabling the do-it-yourself space age. From the world's tiniest satellite to a rocket ship going to space, entrepreneurs are launching real space projects without government or academic support. A growing number of these projects are cropping up on Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and elsewhere on the internet, which means people around the world have the chance to participate in a space mission.

Read the full story at The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/31/392...

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[John Veldboom]

2:45 whoa ... is that a new space chair he's sitting on?

[HDvideosaregood]

2:49 - He looks like he's floating.

[Otto Olavinen]

Really good storytelling and production quality.

Why won't you have the video production credits on youtube? I know you have them on the article but would be nice to see them under the video also.

Anyway you make some good videos.

[GAMERSnDEMONS]

cant we just be human

[MrJairforce]

2:03 gandalf's son

[ElimRem]

Zero-G chair

[influenztial]

Your question is based on a spectacularly stupid premise that we are "wasting [money] in space".

You do realize that the solutions in the two domains, space exploration/technology and global problems like world hunger are not mutually exclusive? Not just that, but it would be detrimental to focus on just one problem space. All these different fields drive innovation with side effects that reach further than you could imagine into other fields. Just look at some of the side-effects of NASA.

[Mieowinkles]

Does The Verge make the audio for these videos?

[Malte Felske]

Is it Forrest Gump in 1:21?

[Leonidas Bratini]

Is it just me or should we use that money to work on ending world hunger and people in need instead of wasting it in space?

Just an idea

[Aero Windwalker]

Stop creating space garbage, assholes...