Nearly 13,000 people have backed the Planetary Resources' kickstarter pitch. The US company's plan is to build the 'first publicly accessible space telescope'.
As with other Kickstarter campaigns, the rewards increase for higher amounts. People pledging $200 or more will be able to point the telescope at any celestial object – "other than the Sun" – and have a high-definition image sent to them. Those pledging $5,000 or more will be invited to launch events and have their names etched on the spacecraft.
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