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NASA has created its first ever multiplayer online game, Space Race Blastoff - and it's now available on Facebook. The game puts space brainiacs to the test, by asking players to correctly answer questions about NASA's history, technology, science and pop culture. Those well-versed in the US space agency will be awarded with " …

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  1. Aaron Em

    From Saturn V to this in fifty years

    We used to be somebody. Now our space program is the butt of Medvedev's jokes. Sad, isn't it?

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  2. Graham Marsden
    Trollface

    "Space Race Blastoff"

    Good grief, that sounds so 1970's!

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    1. mark 63 Silver badge
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      Coat

      yeah maybe they should have called it

      "I'm Eartbound get me out of here"

      " The NASA factor"

      "The big fat NASA quiz"

      "Strictly space questions on ice"

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      1. Field Marshal Von Krakenfart
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        Paris Hilton

        It’s not rocket science ya’know

        You mean you can't vote for your favourite answer

        Paris, the dumbing down continues

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    2. Uncle Slacky Silver badge
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      Trollface

      Just like NASA!

      As title.

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  3. Crisp
    Alien

    What happened America?

    Space exploration used to be your thing. Now look at you. What man would have you now?

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  4. David Eddleman
    Stop

    Look at Mexico

    http://www.kerbalspaceprogram.com -- developed by an indy studio in Mexico. And it does a damn good job of simulating rocket launch, trajectory and even orbit. C'mon NASA, even *Mexico* is beating you on this one.

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    1. IglooDude
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      No argument there, but maybe they are simply playing to their audience, which in this case is Facebookers.

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  5. Matt Piechota

    Audience

    "No argument there, but maybe they are simply playing to their audience, which in this case is Facebookers."

    Or, you know, kids. As in trying to get kids excited about space so they'll think about working at NASA when they grow up?

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  6. Anonymous Coward
    Alien

    Facebook games for space nerds is something new???

    Don't look at Facebook's available games much, do you?

    (and yes, I have a Galaxy Online 2 account)

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  7. ScissorHands
    Coat

    Why is it called Blast-Off?

    "Because I always take a blast, before I get off!"

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  8. Adam White
    FAIL

    If they'd really want to inspire interest in spaceflight they should make a Facebook rip-off of Kerbal Space Program.

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