Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond handing out trips to the (virtual) moon!

by Justin Olivetti on Oct 4th 2011 2:30PM

Historical, Astronaut: Moon, Mars, and Beyond, Promotions, Miscellaneous

As Project Whitecard wraps up its Kickstarter fundraiser to raise funds for Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond, it wants to give a little extra incentive for any would-be donors. Anyone -- past, present and future -- who gives to the NASA project will be entered into a drawing for one of 50 free copies of Project Moonwalk.

Project Moonwalk is a video game simulation of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, designed to be not only fun but also educational. The game hits the high points of space race history, from Sputnik's launch to the lunar landing and subsequent return to Earth. Made with the Unreal Engine, Project Moonwalk will be released this fall.

Currently, Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond has raised over $41,000 through Kickstarter, well exceeding its $25,000 goal. If you're interested in helping in the second great space race, then you have six days to get your pledge in to the cause before the fundraiser ends!

Source: Project Moonwalk
More coverage: Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond official site

Tags: astronaut, astronaut-moon-mars-and-beyond, donors, free, fundraiser, fundraising, giveaway, kickstarter, nasa, project-moonwalk, project-whitecard, promotion, space-race, sputnik

Reader Comments (2)

But will it have humorus sounding TTS? AIEOU! :P

Be way cooler if it was a very in-depth physics game or even better a 'Gary's mod' of NASA with realistic, and functioning formula's like fuel consumption, thrust, preparation, projection paths, and functionality - Trial and error of systems. All that with a simple LBP2 type tool set, with an advanced tools option. Build, explore and B-e-famous!

I just don't see a realistic space mmo doing well in an already saturated market, and where loot is so important.