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The Blastocyst. Gold leaf sail and bullet based capsule for sending frozen embryos into deep space, carried like dust by the pressure of solar wind. |
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instructions for embryo culture, printed on microfilm contained within, written in Carl and Linda Sagan's universal pictoral language |
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| capsule final stage is comprised only of the grey tip and gold sail, containing the embryo, culture medium sample, cryopreservatant, and microfilm. Weighing 5 grams, the capsule would cost only $100 to launch by current weight based launch costs. | ||||
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| The Bard Space Program. On May 17, 2002 in upstate New York, a group of liberal arts students attempted to launch a man into near-Earth orbit. | ||||
| Habitation test. Test subject was sealed inside capsule for a 72 hour test of livablity. | ||||
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