CNN: NASA's vision lost on Web generation

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/1....ap/index.html

The article goes about saying that the new generation has little
interest in space, and more interest in web activities and electronics.
Personally, I am all for the internet, I use it every day, for most of
the day actually, same with electronics. Why the interest in space has
left the generation, though, has me mind boggled and a little upset. We
need exactly that, more interest. I have a feeling this is the
generation where we actually get somewhere in space, but it won't
happen unless we get some help.

I say we spam space-related topics throughout the internet! We could
also pay Google to send millions of sms's to everyone's phone in
America.

You would be popular, I'm sure.

Sarcastic, me?

I do not think its a problem exactly, its just that space is now normal,
even though its hard to do still, I think its made to look too easy and
thus people just accept it as 'there' as it were, its where tv comes from
etc.

Brian

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http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/1....ap/index.html

The article goes about saying that the new generation has little
interest in space, and more interest in web activities and electronics.
Personally, I am all for the internet, I use it every day, for most of
the day actually, same with electronics. Why the interest in space has
left the generation, though, has me mind boggled and a little upset. We
need exactly that, more interest. I have a feeling this is the
generation where we actually get somewhere in space, but it won't
happen unless we get some help.

I say we spam space-related topics throughout the internet! We could
also pay Google to send millions of sms's to everyone's phone in
America.

lol, the generation of instant gratification, right now, where is that
charge card, jerky camera shot, flashing from scene to scene, plugged in,
tuned in...True multitasking, watching their favorite show, with an ipod
in in each ear, playing Nintendo and having a conversation with Mom.
"Yeah, I'm doing my homework right now." Oh, yeah, the books open too.

Watching a Shuttle approach the last mile to the Space Station and dock
is, well, painfully slow. Slow motion space walks just doesn't do it.
Liftoff is OK, but, how do you fast froward to Staging?

Yeah, Spamming, that's it. That will get their attention. Well, maybe,
for as long as it takes them to adjust their filters.

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On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 03:01:52-0800, Z 1 Y 0 N 3 X wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/1....ap/index.html

The article goes about saying that the new generation has little
interest in space, and more interest in web activities and electronics.
Personally, I am all for the internet, I use it every day, for most of
the day actually, same with electronics. Why the interest in space has
left the generation, though, has me mind boggled and a little upset. We
need exactly that, more interest. I have a feeling this is the
generation where we actually get somewhere in space, but it won't
happen unless we get some help.

I say we spam space-related topics throughout the internet! We could
also pay Google to send millions of sms's to everyone's phone in
America.

lol, yeah, hard, really really hard.

I can be sarcastic too. ;-)

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On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:46:53 +0000, Brian Gaff wrote:

You would be popular, I'm sure.

Sarcastic, me?

I do not think its a problem exactly, its just that space is now normal,
even though its hard to do still, I think its made to look too easy and
thus people just accept it as 'there' as it were, its where tv comes from
etc.

Brian

Z 1 Y 0 N 3 X wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/1....ap/index.html

The article goes about saying that the new generation has little
interest in space, and more interest in web activities and electronics.
Personally, I am all for the internet, I use it every day, for most of
the day actually, same with electronics. Why the interest in space has
left the generation, though, has me mind boggled and a little upset. We
need exactly that, more interest. I have a feeling this is the
generation where we actually get somewhere in space, but it won't
happen unless we get some help.

We got somewhere in 1969, and just look where we are today. We are
going to replace the space shuttle with a capsule and parachute.

I don't blame this generation for not giving a **** about NASA, or the
space program.


I say we spam space-related topics throughout the internet! We could
also pay Google to send millions of sms's to everyone's phone in
America.

Get a real TCPIP link to the station, even in S-band. Then get a "web" cam
system that drives a couple of cameras on the truss and let anyone on the
internet queue to get 2 minutes of control over the cameras via a java app
that allowa panning, zooming and provices lat/long of current station position.

Or better yet, provide HD definition camera on the truss to look at the
earth and let people plug into it to obtain high quality images (live
during Ku band coverage). Perhaps this would have to be curtailed during
times of shuttle missions. But otherwise, it should be availble 7/24.

That would make a lot more people feel part of the station.

In terms of the shuttle, NASA TV should provide a whole lot more feeds and
let the people choose which one they want. They had begun to move in that
direction prior to 9-11 with many live feeds of various cameras at KSC
(including the white room), but this was scaled/down dismantled to a large
extent since.

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We got somewhere in 1969, and just look where we are today. We are
going to replace the space shuttle with a capsule and parachute.

We got ourselves badly snookered long before 1969, and ever since we've
been too dumfounded and/or simply too afraid of our own shadows to so
much as even ask the right questions, much less demand the proper
answers.

We're about to loose the ultimate bet that's having been based almost
entirely upon the ultimate ruse/sting of the last and by far the most
perpetrated century on Earth.
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Brad Guth


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The article goes about saying that the new generation has little
interest in space (snip)
I have, prior to this, stated in this group that the problem with America's
(and other countries) apathy concerning the space program is the failure of
the PAO to publicize said program.
I don't recall one public service message, or commercial about NASA's
contribution to our lifestyle. We know, of course, about Velcro. But what
about all the other things.
If you don't watch the news channels, you rarely see anything about the
Shuttle, ISS, the Mars rovers, New Horizons, and so forth.
I saw the wonderful holiday greetings video. It was great!!! But, if I
hadn't been watching NASA channel, I never would have seen it.
NASA needs to sink some cash into a wide-spread public awareness campagin.
The PAO simply is not doing its job. PAO seems to stand for Public Apathy
Office, it makes me sick.
Please understand, my rant isn't about the commintators, but about the
management which fails to see the need for the advertisement.
BTW I know I am a rotten speller, for some reason my spell checker isn't
working, but you get my point.
Thanks for "listening.
Jim

Jim wrote:
I don't recall one public service message, or commercial about NASA's
contribution to our lifestyle. We know, of course, about Velcro. But what
about all the other things.

I still feel that the NASA-TV special that was aired not long after the
Columbia accident which showed , from many angles, the Mission control room
"as it happened" should have been nominated for the academy awards. Parts
of this inredible documentation of real humans keeping their
professionalism in the face of disaster should have been shown as an
example of how NASA is documenting so many aspects of the USA's space
programme.

For all the criticisms of NASA-TV and PAO people may have, it is still
diligently documenting the USA space programme. Even though it may not have
a popular outlet, even though it may not have producers/directors/editors
who package this into blockbuster movies, it is still a HUGE contribution
to USA history. And for that it deserves a special academy award.

I still remember Leroy Cain's voice when he orders the doors closed,
computer recordings sealed etc. This wasn't an actor with a director asking
for 27 takes, this was real life with a real life very difficult decision
for a human. And that is worth far more than some Hollywood recreation. And
I bet NASA has many such gems in its archives, showing humans at their best.

On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:41:23 -0500, John Doe wrote:

For all the criticisms of NASA-TV and PAO people may have, it is still
diligently documenting the USA space programme. Even though it may not have
a popular outlet, even though it may not have producers/directors/editors
who package this into blockbuster movies, it is still a HUGE contribution
to USA history. And for that it deserves a special academy award.

That would be a _very_ special Academy Award, since those go to
motion pictures, not TV. TV productions can receive Emmy Awards,
and NASA has won several, going at least back to Apollo 7.

Dale