| Mr Elmo | 25 Jul 2014 10:12 a.m. PST |
OK, if the Zombicide KS can raise 2+ million surely NASA could get 460! link |
 20thmaine  | 25 Jul 2014 10:16 a.m. PST |
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| 45thdiv | 25 Jul 2014 10:34 a.m. PST |
The only issue would be the pledge rewards. What would people get for their pledge? |
| wminsing | 25 Jul 2014 10:38 a.m. PST |
A lot of campaigns give out patches or such instead of product like gaming projects do. -Will |
| boy wundyr x | 25 Jul 2014 10:45 a.m. PST |
Patches for $20 USD, moon rocks for $50 USD, Mars rocks for $500 USD, trip to space for $10,000,000 USD, one-way trip to space for your enemy for $20,000,000 USD, evidence of aliens for $50,000,000. USD |
| Pete Melvin | 25 Jul 2014 10:49 a.m. PST |
Hate to break it to you but the estimated worth of a moonrock is around $50,000 USD per gram. Your price of $50 USD would get you 1 microgram |
| 45thdiv | 25 Jul 2014 11:44 a.m. PST |
Perhaps have the space craft named after you for $20 USD million. |
| Mr Elmo | 25 Jul 2014 12:26 p.m. PST |
I think we have solved the problem. I know I'd be willing to pay $20 USD for an official Kickstarter exclusive mission patch. I'm sure someone would pay 10 million for a trip to the ISS |
| boy wundyr x | 25 Jul 2014 12:28 p.m. PST |
Yeah but for the Kickstarter they'd better be going back to get more, and the old stuff from the 1960s/70s is just lying around in labs. Otherwise…way to ruin the fine print of the Kickstarter. |
| seldonH | 25 Jul 2014 1:03 p.m. PST |
Not to mention this guy who will get 50K for making his "potato salad" ! link |
| PatrickWR | 25 Jul 2014 1:40 p.m. PST |
Interesting idea. NASA has shown that they can tap into social media and pop culture. This seems like a natural outgrowth of that. What if they actually did do a Kickstarter with small moon rocks (pebbles?) as pledge rewards for like $5,000 USD and above? Also maybe small artifacts from past space missions framed up nicely with certificates of authenticity, like scraps of heat shields, etc? Those would legitimately excite Kickstarter fans and would not really tax NASA's resources to fulfill. I mean, I would kick in $50 USD or $100 USD to own a small piece of a Saturn V booster. |
| 20thmaine | 25 Jul 2014 2:03 p.m. PST |
I'm with you on that – would look great in the games room. |
| Littlearmies | 27 Jul 2014 5:55 a.m. PST |
"Interesting idea. NASA has shown that they can tap into social media and pop culture. This seems like a natural outgrowth of that." I'll say – I became aware of a rather cool little game called "Kerbal Space Programme" thanks to NASA offering to help them "plan a mission" via a tweet. For those who haven't seen this – you start out with a solid rocket booster and a few other parts and get access to more parts as you do "science". The physics of the game are fairly accurate and for anyone who wants to do what NASA can't these days, it's wonderful fun. Although I can't master EVAs at the moment: kerbalspaceprogram.com |
| wminsing | 31 Jul 2014 11:33 a.m. PST |
Kerbal Space Program is an EXCELLENT game. It will make a rocket scientist out of you, and you'll have fun at the same time. -Will |
tries a stucco repair product to contour his bases.
