What happened to Axe space academy?
What happened to Axe space academy?
Aftermath. The flights under the Axe Apollo program never took place. As of 2015, Unilever said that it remains in contact with XCOR Aerospace, the developer of the Lynx spacecraft. However XCOR folded in 2017, and the development of the Lynx spacecraft was never completed.
Did Lynx send someone to space?
Oliver, from Malvern, Worcestershire, won the final stage of the Lynx Space Academy competition in Florida, trouncing four British finalists in a series of gruelling physical and mental challenges. The keen skydiver will take his trip into space next year with 23 other global winners.
Did Chino Roque go to space?
Daniel Angelo Roque (born November 1990), also known as Chino Roque, was one of the 23 space cadets selected from more than 28,000 filipino candidates by the Axe Apollo Space Academy in 2013 to fly to space with XCOR Lynx.
How much do a astronaut get paid?
The pay grades for civilian astronauts are GS-11 through GS-14, based on academic achievements and experience. Currently, a GS-11 astronaut starts at $64,724 per year; a GS-14 astronaut can earn up to $141,715 in annual salary [source: NASA].
Where does AXE Apollo Space Academy take place?
More than 100 participants from all over the world are converging on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the AXE Apollo Space Academy — the final step in a yearlong contest designed to send 23 lucky winners to the edge of space.
How many people are in the AXE Apollo competition?
The AXE Apollo Space Academy competition will send 25 people into space on a suborbital space plane. Image uploaded Dec. 3, 2013. (Image credit: AXE )
When is the deadline to enter the axe space contest?
The contest is open to men and women in more than 60 countries who sign up on the AXE Apollo Space Academy website ( AXEApollo.com) and write about why they should be chosen to fly in space, while others will vote on the entries. The deadline to enter is Feb. 3. [ How Lynx Spaceships Will Launch (Video)]
When is Axe going to be in space?
XCOR Aerospace is expected to begin the first test flights of a high-altitude Lynx design sometime later this year. The first passenger flights could begin in 2014. AXE’s deodorant body sprays are apparently known as Lynx in some parts of the world, so booking seats on a space plane with the same name was no giant leap, company officials explained.