A GROUP of Irish scientists will be part of a team helping people boldly go where no one has gone before.

EMMA McALEESE hopes that taking part in the FÁS Science Challenge at the Florida Space Authority is her first step towards becoming the first Irish person in space.

Lottery players don’t want the moon and the stars – they just want the money, Florida officials decided as they rejected a proposal to offer spaceflight as a big prize.