To travel to Space you need not be an astronaut, a Russian millionaire, or even a film star, all you need to be is a Spice subscriber. Punjab 's premier cellular operator, Spice Telecom , today launched a first of its kind contest, through which Spice subscribers can get an opportunity to travel to Space absolutely free on RocketPlane XP. Aptly termed as ‘Bingo Bindass Go To Space' the contest is in partnership with ITC's popular Bingo chips and UTV's channel Bindass.

This six weeks, exciting contest is a nationwide hunt to search for the First Young Indian Space Tourist, who will get a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to travel to space as a passenger on board RocketPlane XP a US based commercial flight.

How to play ‘Bingo Bindass Go to Space Contest' contest:


To participate in the contest, Spice subscribers have to SMS <BS> to 59995 and answer any one question correctly to become eligible for participating in the contest.

So Simply tune into Bindaas TV every day at 8:00 p.m. till November 4 & answer the questions accordingly.

• Every week there would be 1 question flashed on the television screen.
  
• Subscribers, who have answered the questions correctly, will be invited to the audition round of the contest that will be organized across key cities. These auditions will test the bindaas quotient of the participants.

Charges:

•  Spice Subscribers will be charged Rs.5 per SMS for sending SMS to 59995

Commenting on the ‘Bingo Bindaas Go To Space' contest, Mr. Navdeep Kapur, DGM - Marketing , Spice Telecom , Punjab , opined that “Till today only five people have flown into Space as tourists starting with Dennis Tito. This unique contest will provide a never before opportunity to Spice subscribers to travel to Space completely free of cost. Space tourism is still in its nascent stage, the Space journey is expensive and beyond the financial reach of most as normal Space tour costs around USD 25 million! We are indeed proud to partner Bindaas TV and Bingo, for this unique Space contest where the first Indian Space tourist will be chosen to fly into Space, thus providing him with a truly out of the world experience.”


About Spice Telecom, Punjab

Spice Telecom, the brand name of Spice Communications Limited is presently operating Cellular Phone Services in the states of Punjab and Karnataka. Spice Telecom is promoted by Modi Wellvest Private Limited. Telekom Malaysia is a strategic investor in Spice Telecom. Spice has recently launched their Initial Public Offer and is listed on the Bombay stock exchange. Spice subscribers can roam on national and international networks. Spice also has the highest International roaming coverage involving tie-ups with over 439 International operators across 207 countries.

For more information on Spice Telecom, please visit, www.spiceindia.com