Discovery Channel Launching New Series <br />To Send Regular People Into Space.<br />Discovery Channel Launching New Series <br />To Send Regular People Into Space.<br />According to 'Entertainment Tonight,' <br />Discovery Channel is launching a new series <br />called 'Who Wants to Be an Astronaut?'.<br />According to 'Entertainment Tonight,' <br />Discovery Channel is launching a new series <br />called 'Who Wants to Be an Astronaut?'.<br />The eight-part series will see contestants compete in a variety of intense challenges for a chance to live aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for eight days.<br />The eight-part series will see contestants compete in a variety of intense challenges for a chance to live aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for eight days.<br />The mission is being managed by Axiom Space.<br />Space travel has long been reserved for a select few, so we’re incredibly excited to be partnering with Discovery and BoomTown Content to make a show that opens up this unique experience to every American, Jay Peterson, President, Boat Rocker Studios, Unscripted and Todd Lubin, President, Matador Content.<br />'Who Wants to Be an Astronaut?' <br />will debut in 2022.<br />If you want to see if you've got what it takes to make <br />it to space, head to discovery.com/astronaut
