Robert Doyle and his daughter Alex have raised $33,000 (£21,000) in an online campaign to fund the project, the Daily Express reports.
They intend to send the replica into space with a camera on the outside,
allowing pictures of the TARDIS in flight to be sent back to Earth.
Doyle, from Florida, said: "I was always a Doctor Who fan in school - I wore a Doctor Who scarf. Tom Baker was my favourite - he was always The Doctor to me.
"The bug caught on in an infectious way so we wanted to do something to celebrate the show we both enjoy so much.
"We mentioned putting a TARDIS into space and our first thought was that it was a ridiculous idea. But at the same time it was definitely appealing so we looked into it and saw we weren't going to be burdened with the cost."
He explained: "Now we have exceeded our budget we can do things that we wouldn't have been able to do otherwise - make a bigger TARDIS, put a camera on the outside for 'selfies' and so on."
The campaign finishes at the end of June, and Doyle will then make more definite plans once he has a decided budget to work with.
A collection of messages from the project's website will be put inside the TARDIS for the flight.
"I just can't wait to see pictures of the TARDIS up in space it's so exciting - people have been so generous and we're really grateful we'll all be able to enjoy this together," Doyle added.
Doyle, from Florida, said: "I was always a Doctor Who fan in school - I wore a Doctor Who scarf. Tom Baker was my favourite - he was always The Doctor to me.
"The bug caught on in an infectious way so we wanted to do something to celebrate the show we both enjoy so much.
"We mentioned putting a TARDIS into space and our first thought was that it was a ridiculous idea. But at the same time it was definitely appealing so we looked into it and saw we weren't going to be burdened with the cost."
He explained: "Now we have exceeded our budget we can do things that we wouldn't have been able to do otherwise - make a bigger TARDIS, put a camera on the outside for 'selfies' and so on."
The campaign finishes at the end of June, and Doyle will then make more definite plans once he has a decided budget to work with.
A collection of messages from the project's website will be put inside the TARDIS for the flight.
"I just can't wait to see pictures of the TARDIS up in space it's so exciting - people have been so generous and we're really grateful we'll all be able to enjoy this together," Doyle added.
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