We need your vote to give our Miri boy a chance to go into space!

Indeed, this is a chance of a lifetime and a chance of a lifetime for you to be able to vote for Anthony Vue, our local Miri boy, currently studying in Belfast Queen's University, for his challenge to beat the rest of the four contestants in Malaysia to represent Malaysia.

His facebook name is Ishyhara Rio and make sure that you don't vote the wrong person!

If you wish to know more, continue reading below:

INFORMATION:

Lynx is offering the chance to travel into space with the launch of its 2013 Lynx Apollo range.

The Unilever brand is looking to put the Lynx Effect into orbit by giving people the chance to win place on a space trip, in support of the launch of its new 2013 fragrance. 

There will be 22 places up for grabs globally, with the competition running in 77 countries around the world.. 

Entry was done through the lynxapollo.com website. The top voted candidates will go forward to the Lynx Space Academy for a challenge weekend in each national states respectively, whittling down the candidates with a further Global space camp in Florida before the final winning astronaut is picked.

The stages:

Stage 1: Online voting through lynxapollo.com.

The link is the following: https://www2.axeapollo.com/en_MY/144201/choon-wei-vun  (This voting link was done/ finished)

(Each country will select different number of candidates to compete at National level depending on the size of the country.)

e.g, UK will select top 200 voted candidates to compete in the UK

(Top 3 to compete in global space camp)

       Malaysia will select top 15 voted candidates to compete in Malaysia

(Top 1 to compete in global space camp)

Stage 2: National Space Camp starts where candidates compete in their own countries respectively to select representatives to compete in Global Space Camp in Florida.

In Malaysia, 28/9 - 30/9,

Physical, Mental and Personality test was done on candidates

40% - Physical + Mental

30% - Personality (interview and relationship with staffs and friends)

Then, Top 5 will be selected to enter round 2 for National competition,

Top 5 will have to compete to conquer for the final 30%

30% - Online Voting (Marketing/ Publishing technique)

(Current stage) 

Vote through https://apps.facebook.com/axespacerace/

1. Or Go to Ishyhara Rio Facebook Page

2. Click in the 1st Wall Post: AXE Malaysia Link

3. Vote for Ishyhara Rio

Finally, of 100%, the top mark will be selected as top 1 to represent Malaysia to the Global Space Camp.

Stage 3: 150 Candidates from 77 countries will compete in Florida for Global space camp, where proper astronaut training will be done. (e.g., jet piloting, G-force, Anti-gravity control)

 Global Space Camp Intro link: https://www2.axeapollo.com/en_MY/space-camp/global-space-camp

Stage 4: Top 22 Candidates in Global Space Camp will be selected to represent respective countries as astronauts being launched into space.

Global Space Camp trainings

·  Take Off - A flight in a L-39 Albatross
MKII jet that travels at twice the speed
of sound

·  Zero G - A parabolic flight that recreates the weightlessness of space

·  Re-entry - A centrifuge machine that
simulates the same extreme G-Force
astronauts are exposed to
during landing.

Thank you very much for your time,
Anthony Vun Choon Wei (Ishyhara Rio)

MSci in Physics with Astrophysics

Queen's University Belfast