Eduardo Talaverano Lurueña wins national finals to travel ... - La Rioja

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Toledo, June 23 (EFE). – The Bautista Eduardo Girona Lurueña and Julia Sufier have won national finals of the competition ‘Axe Apollo’ and attend the month of December to the Space Academy ® in Orlando, where compete with candidates from the other 60 participating countries for a trip into space.

Sufier Lurueña and have imposed on the rest of the eighteen candidates who contested the final tests in Ibiza (Baleares), including performing jumps (Blob Jump), the Talavera reached eight meters high with astronaut suits they designed, says a press release.

responsible for sponsoring firm, Sara Molina, acknowledged that “it was a tough decision” choosing the two finalists and Axe Apollo Space Academy ® (AASA) has taken into account the overall participation of the applicants.

Specifically, we evaluate the motivation, attitude, involvement, level of English, seduction skills, fitness, charm, personality and even personal approach given the competition.

also influenced the final verdict, said the popular vote, because they could vote for the best space suit, designed and manufactured by the participants.

Finally, the jury rated and valued jump height, running, how they faced and how they made the entry into the water.

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took the award for highest jump with 9.50 meters in height and better space suit was for Victor de Azevedo Alava, while the Spaniard Ramón Ángel Clemente won the Award candidate seductive.

The competition started with more than 17,000 participants, who had to face in different physical tests, such as strength, speed, coordination, balance, elasticity and water, and other popularity and knowledge.

The two winners will go in December to the Space Academy ® in Orlando (USA) and will face candidates from other countries in overcoming specialized training as an astronaut and perform three tests: simulator training, testing zero gravity and flying high performance aircraft.

AASA

Space Academy, which has organized this international competition whose final prize a trip to space, counts as ambassador to Buzz Aldrin, the second astronaut to walk on the Moon, and recruited 60 candidates from 60 countries, compete for one of 22 places available to go into space, one of which will be Spanish. EFE

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