How A Tennessee Cardiologist Made It To The Final Frontier

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• "Japan's First Private advertises Space Station Complex for International use": Japan has become the first country to advertise a space station complex for international use, marking a significant milestone in space exploration. (Source: The Japan Times) • "NASA's Parker Solar Probe Enters Coronal Holes for First Time": NASA's Parker Solar Probe has made history by entering coronal holes for the first time, providing valuable insights into the Sun's outer atmosphere. (Source: The Verge) • "China's Jade Rabbit 2 Robot Lands on Far Side of Moon": China's Jade Rabbit 2 robot has successfully landed on the far side of the moon, marking a major achievement in lunar exploration. (Source: CNN) • "NASA's Perseverance Rover Discovers Hidden Water on Mars": NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered hidden water on Mars... which could have significant implications for future human missions to the Red Planet. (Source: NASA) • "Europe's Gaia Spacecraft Maps 1. 7 Billion Stars in Galaxy": The European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft has mapped 1. 7 billion stars in the galaxy, providing a detailed view of the Milky Way's structure. (Source: The Guardian) • "India's Chandrayaan-3 Mission to Lag behind Schedule": India's Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon is facing delays due to technical issues, pushing the launch date to 2023. (Source: The Hindu) • "Russia's Space Agency to Launch First Space Station Module": Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, is set to launch its first space station module... Nauka, in November. (Source: TASS) • "South Korea's STSAT-3 Satellite Fails to Enter Orbit": South Korea's STSAT-3 satellite has failed to enter orbit, just days after its launch on August 17. (Source: Yonhap News Agency) • "France and Germany Announce Collaboration on Space Exploration": France and Germany have announced a joint collaboration on space exploration, with plans to launch a joint satellite mission in 2023. (Source: The Local) • "NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission Delayed Until 2025": NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission, "which aims to redirect an asteroid's path to orbit around the Moon," "has been delayed until 2025." (Source: Space News)

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How can someone fly to space without becoming an astronaut, having millions of dollars or being a celebrity?

On Aug. 29, Blue Origin successfully completed its eighth human spaceflight and the 26th mission of its New Shepard suborbital program overall. Onboard this flight was Eiman Jahangir, a Tennessee cardiologist who earned his seat not just by chance, but through unwavering dedication to his dream.

Space.com spoke with Jahangir both before and after his spaceflight, capturing the excitement of the day at the Blue Origin launch site to tell the full story of his journey, which included winning a spaceflight sweepstakes.

MoonDAO was founded by Pablo Moncada-Larrotiz, an advocate of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). A DAO is a structure in which token holders participate in the management and decision-making processes of the entity. In early 2022, MoonDAO raised over $8 million in a single month, fueled by the dream of sending people to space. With over 2,000 people from around the world participating, MoonDAO was able to purchase two seats aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle.

For its first flight, MoonDAO used a DAO voting approach, polling the internet to select from a group of famous individuals whose spaceflight would be sponsored by MoonDAO. The winner was Coby Cotton, a YouTuber from Dude Perfect, who flew to space in August 2022 , less than nine months after the crowdfunding effort.