Call it "2001: A Space Oddity." The series has gotten a flurry of attention from cosmonaut wannabees and the media since NBC announced the deal with Survivor mastermind Mark Burnett two weeks ago.
, Burnett's production company plans to have remote, stationary cameras capturing the action in the space capsule and on the Mir space station.
The new website will allow users to pre-register to automatically receive e-mails informing them when they can officially register to become candidates for the ultimate journey into space.
The site will be expanded throughout the year, NBCi said in a statement Thursday, September 28.
"We are excited to provide our members a unique chance to compete to take the ultimate trip to space and to offer TV viewers and web users a compelling online destination to participate in this fascinating reality drama," said Edmond Sanctis, president and chief operating officer, in a statement.
NBC -- whose parent company, General Electric is a major aerospace contractor for government and NASA space projects -- has agreed to shell out more than $40 million. The sum will cover Burnett's production costs, along with the cost of commissioning a flight into orbit on a Soyuz capsule from
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