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Axe to Send 22 Men Into Space

You're a man, right?

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Men, you are in luck. Women, you are not, because 鈥尘别苍鈥from around the world into outer space. In a bizarre and slightly pitiful advert starring 82-year-old Apollo 11 runner-up Buzz Aldrin, Axe announced the opportunity to “leave a man … and come back a hero.”

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From January 9 through February 3,聽聽as a celebration of Axe鈥檚 decision to spend millions on a SuperBowl ad. (I would make fun of this, but it is promoting聽SPACE聽so I won鈥檛.) For聽everyone聽else in the world: make a profile explaining why you should get to go to space鈥攁nd then get everyone to vote on you. If you make it into the top tier, you do a country-specific 鈥渃hallenge鈥 to determine a national champ.

Winners from 20 countries move on to the 鈥楽pace Camp鈥 round in Florida where high speed jets will flip you around, parabolic flights will get you weightless, and a centrifuge will crush you with either . All of this is to determine who won鈥檛 freak out on a suborbital space jaunt on a (still聽untested, still in development)聽. If the spaceship doesn鈥檛 fly by the end of 2020, the winner gets a check for $86k. Not space, but not too bad after seven years of waiting.

If the idea of being strapped inside a space capsule filled with 鈥渇resh sage, crisp mandarin, and smooth sandalwood鈥 spray does not appeal, then just . DO IT NOW. And think about how you鈥檙e letting down your country, Planet Earth, and, most importantly, men. If that鈥檚 still not enough, Mr. Aldrin would like to punch you in the face.

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