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Topic: ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and space personalities
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-20-2014 07:48 AM
   
The Ice Bucket Challenge is an awareness and fundraising campaign benefiting the ALS Association to advance research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. As of today (Aug. 20), the challenge has resulted in $31.5 million in donations. The challenge dares those nominated to be filmed having a bucket of ice water poured over their heads, or make a donation instead (in some versions, the donation amount is decreased if the challenge is accepted and many participants have both donated and been drenched). Many celebrities have participated, raising the profile of the challenge, including Bill Gates, Stephen Spielberg and George Takei. Several space personalities have taken part, too. For example, Buzz Aldrin: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk: Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin CEO and F-1 engine finder: Astronaut Clay Anderson also took part, which you can see on Facebook. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-20-2014 07:51 AM
And, oh yes, one more space-related participant — here's Space Center Houston public relations manager Jack Moore:He challenged astronaut JR Reilly and... who's that? Oh. (Watch this space.) |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-22-2014 07:37 AM
Mark Kelly took the challenge, nominating his astronaut twin brother Scott in the process:As did the entire Virgin Galactic team: And so did this guy... |
Kite
Member Posts: 831
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 08-22-2014 10:47 AM
That's real cool Robert! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-25-2014 10:44 AM
Thanks! One of the three I nominated, Richard Garriott, posted his video over the weekend. Here he is with his family (and his Soyuz seat liner): |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-25-2014 04:57 PM
Another of my nominees, Tariq Malik of Space.com (with a cameo by Miriam Kramer) took the challenge today: |
carl walker
Member Posts: 360
From: Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 08-28-2014 03:20 PM
And from Europe... |
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