Nasa astronauts respond to US rapper's campaign to check if 'earth-is-flat'

Rapper B.o.B (L) and OneRepublic's lead singer Ryan Tedder (R) perform at the Do Something Awards in Los Angeles, California August 14, 2011. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E78F179O01

Nasa astronauts who have been a part some of the major space exploration projects have just reacted to US Rapper B.o.B’s online movement claiming that he was unable to spot the curve and that the earth is flat.

The rapper had previously started a fundraising page, with the objective to raise USD 2,00,000 (Rs 1.3 crore) on the GoFundMe crowdfunding website, where he refers to himself as “Flat Earth Bob”.

The flat theory is something that surfaced based on a grounded idea of questioning existing beliefs and practices. Proponents of the theory often believe that NASA employees are guarding the edge of the world to prevent people from falling off.

The cities in the background are approx. 16miles apart... where is the curve ? please explain this pic.twitter.com/YCJVBdOWX7

— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016

The campaign invited responses from several Nasa astronauts who had seen the curve for themselves.

Scott Kelly, who has been on four space flights and is former commander of International Space Station, tweeted:

Show you the curve? Here you go @bobatl! One full orbit around Earth. Maybe donate funds raised to #PuertoRicoReliefhttps://t.co/bhJSXfwYXLpic.twitter.com/rFAysS2clc — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) September 27, 2017

I can save BoB a lot of money- The Earth is round.   I flew around it.  https://t.co/F7qAovPEng@bobatl@BBCWorld — Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) September 27, 2017

I did too. It's called an orbit: the curved path of a celestial object around a star, planet, or moon. https://t.co/h8GQJadfxD

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— Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) September 27, 2017

The rapper claimed that he wants to raise funds for sending satellites into space.

"I'm starting this GoFundMe because I would like to send one, if not multiple satellites, as far into space as I can, or into orbit as I can, to find the curve," he said.

This is not the first time the B.o.B has been involved in quests for seeking astronomical answers.

Previously in 2016, he got embroiled in Twitter controversy with astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

@bobatl Earth's curve indeed blocks 150 (not 170) ft of Manhattan. But most buildings in midtown are waaay taller than that. — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016

Donors for the campaign also seem to be divided into two camps as well- where one group seems to be a strong set of believers in the theory the other is just throwing in a few dollars for fun and proving the rapper wrong.

Cool bro, I'll give you $5 to watch you prove yourself wrong... @bobatl is raising money to prove #FlatEarth theoryhttps://t.co/y9b5GQIK1S — Trey Morgan (@WhoIsTreyMorgan) September 27, 2017