Space Hero

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Space Hero is an upcoming reality television show where contestants can win a trip to space.{{Cite web |last=Gamillo |first=Elizabeth |date=16 April 2021 |title=NASA Considers Commercial Reality TV Show That Aims to Send One Lucky Civilian to Space |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasa-considers-filming-reality-show-competition-international-space-station-more-space-commercialization-emerges-180977511/ |access-date=5 June 2022 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}} Space Hero was founded by Deborah Sass and Thomas Reemer. In 2020, NASA confirmed it was in discussions regarding the show.{{Cite web |date=22 September 2020 |title=Reality TV star to win space trip to ISS |url=https://www.kidsnews.com.au/space/reality-tv-star-to-win-space-trip-to-iss/news-story/66661a38bef3250f272ff4acdfe550b0 |access-date=5 June 2022 |website=KidsNews |language=en-US}} Sass and Reemer are said to be hoping the show will encourage interest in privatized space travel.{{Cite web |last=Sparks |first=Hannah |date=15 April 2021 |title=NASA signs off on developing 'Space Hero' reality TV series |url=https://nypost.com/2021/04/15/nasa-interested-in-reality-tv-competition-space-hero/ |access-date=5 June 2022 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}} The show is being developed with support from spaceflight company Axiom Space.{{Cite web |last=updated |first=Chelsea Gohd last |date=2021-04-13 |title='Space Hero' reality show competition signs space act agreement with NASA |url=https://www.space.com/space-hero-competition-nasa-space-act-agreement |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Space.com |language=en}} 24 contestants from any country in the world will be selected. The gender ratio will be half male and half female, with the same ratio for those contestants from emerging and developing countries.