...because my friend Giles and I have made a bet:
a/ £10,000 if Tim gets to the moon (alive)
b/ £20,000 if Tim plays golf on the moon
c/ £30,000 if Tim plays golf with David Bowie - on the moon
This sounds to me like an XPT new media project par excellence. It's barmy, nay seemingly impossible, will cost several million dollars more than the client is prepared to pay for it - and will take years to achieve.
Where do I sign?
I'm already doing some preliminary research at http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/Vision/main.html
It will be important for David to be in the correct conditions to take part in this mission
By the time the project gets off the ground David will be getting on a bit
He will need to be match fit when he arrives and we have to face it he has lived
It will be essential that you take the right team
For David’s health a doctor is a vital part of the crew
Ref: McCoy, Smith, Who
I am sure that you will be able to find many an able volunteer
I can not offer those skills but I can offer what I feel is up there with medical requirements
Design
Just consider the environments of all previous space missions
The design of the crafts interior was paramount
Ref: 2001, Alien, Space 1999
I also have a great wardrobe of plaid trousers and tank tops
and I hate golf
Keep me posted
The Design Butcher
Posted by: The Design Butcher | September 28, 2006 at 11:32 AM
On the health issue - doctors only recently had a go at performing operations in zero gravity - see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5383764.stm. The dear old Beeb also offer a very useful 'Sapce Doctor game here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/playspace/games/spacedoctor/
Not sure we want someone with the moniker 'Butcher' as our onboard surgeon of choice, mind.
On the interior design front, I'm sure I'm going to need help. I imagine DB is quite fussy about his environment - and his clothes.
p.s. do they make plaid space suits?
Posted by: timw | October 18, 2006 at 10:14 AM
Tim, what happens if you don't go to the moon or play golf with Mr. Bowie? What happens if you lose the bet?!
Posted by: JeniQ | April 22, 2007 at 12:42 AM
jeni
i refuse to consider failure. do you think we got to the moon in the first place by contemplating what the world would be like *without* a man on the moon?
besides, *nothing* happens if i lose the bet. nothing. nothing happens. that's not something I want to contemplate.
Posted by: timw | April 26, 2007 at 08:32 PM