"Hop David" wrote in message
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Stephen Ondine wrote:
"David Fred" wrote in message
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Hello all,

Today I started a petition suggesting additional live coverage on NASA
TV and/or web-based streams of JPL Mission Control. The motivation for
this came from folks hanging out in the Maestro [1] IRC channel
(irc.freenode.net, #maestro).

There seemed to be a broad consensus that the live Mission Control
coverage on the night of the Opportunity landing was both compelling and
valuable programming. If you are interested in reading and possibly
signing the petition, please see:

http://www.petitiononline.com/mercov/petition.html

The petition will be forwarded to NASA/JPL after a suitable number of
signatures have been gathered.

Feel free to repost this URL and/or message in any appropriate venue...

Regards,

David


[1] Maestro is available at: http://mars.telascience.org/


I've been going on about this for some time. We have the Mars landers
and
all the excitement but where is the two-hour Mars TV spectacular with
all
the images and a couple of scientists hosting the show and explaining
the
technology and the significance of the images to the viewers?
No point in hiding the light of such a great success.
I'd watch the repeats of it too.

Alan Bedford.



Depending on production, I'd think such a show could range from very
interesting to hideously boring. However, I'd think there'd be a few
competent folks that'd help out. IIRC Colliers and Disney helped ignite
early interest in space. Today, I'd think folks like Spielberg would be
happy to be a part of this.

A partnership between NASA and competent film makers could produce some
salable products. A way to generate revenue for space exploration?


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Hop David
http://clowder.net/hop/index.html

If you think it would be boring you are on the wrong newsgroup.
Why the constant striving for audience figures? Why pollute pure true
scientific fact by invoking the name of Disney and Spielberg?
Have you people lost all contact with reality? This is exactly what is wrong
with both entertainment and popular science at the moment. Everything has to
be coated with a sugary gel of populist rubbish.
I was referring to a couple of one-hour episodes of well presented
scientific fact and footage from the Mars rovers a lá the _best years_ of
"Horizon" (which has now deteriorated) or "Nova".
The ordinary man in the street appreciates the display of genuine scientific
achievement and they don't have to be babified or translated into the sort
of Spielbergish idiom which will mislead the viewer with the previous
baggage they have already accumulated from that source.
Looks to me like modern day America can't provide a good informative science
documentary any more. What happened?
Have the boundaries between fact/fiction/propaganda/public information
completely disappeared?
If the world loses interest in the Mars project and the good positive
publicity which America could rightfully bask in because of this fine
achievement is wasted IT'S BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T SHOW IT TO US!
If I was "Opportunity" I'd radio home and sack my agent.
NMH.