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title: Genes into space
date: "2001-06-15T12:00:00Z"
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wp_id: 1791
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And now you can send out your [genes into space](http://www.encounter2001.com/). You write a poem on your photo, stick your hair on it, and they'll throw it into space. Read the [FAQ](http://www.encounter2001.com/faq.html). Oh, and by the way, it costs $50. If they can store 4.5 million submissions, and get $30 per submission (after discounts), they still make $135 million. Plus merchandise, advertising, etc. How much does it cost to launch a spacecraft? (NASA lets you send your [name to Mars](http://spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/2003/) for free, though. I signed up and got a [certificate](http://spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/2003/getcert3.cfm?uid=1786531).)