NASA should consider how they can somewhat change what they do in order to fit in with what a PSA is for.
Quote from: Robotbeat on 03/01/2012 01:17 amNASA should consider how they can somewhat change what they do in order to fit in with what a PSA is for.Again - I love the enthusiasm but I don't think we're matching what happens in the real world. PSAs go into the slots that TV stations can't sell. If they can't sell them, it's because people don't watch during that timeframe. Think 3am in between informercials. So all the work and effort NASA puts into making a PSA benefits the drunk guy who forgot to turn his TV off after crashing on the couch.
Jeff Foust @jeff_foustGreason: contrarian when it comes to how to make public more interested in space; when we do interesting things, public will care. #NSRC2012
Quote from: Beemer on 02/29/2012 10:50 pmI don't think NASA does anywhere near the job it needs to be doing with respect to informing John & Jane Average American Citizen especially when there are a lot of other things out there vying for their attentionThis has come up before... That's not their job. The FAA doesn't put out ads plugging their next-gen air traffic control. Coast Guard doesn't spend money talking about their new ship purchases. GAO doesn't develop a PSA to talk about improvements they are making when printing their reports...
I don't think NASA does anywhere near the job it needs to be doing with respect to informing John & Jane Average American Citizen especially when there are a lot of other things out there vying for their attention
NASA is something nice to have but not a necessity, in other words.
Great video! Much better than SpaceX hoping fat cats have a heart attack music videos.
too early on the path to space. There just isn't much to "sell".
Quote from: Beemer on 03/01/2012 11:23 pmNASA is something nice to have but not a necessity, in other words. Of course, no-one in the advocacy community seems able to make the argument that NASA is a necessity either....
Asteroid protection. Yes, it's in NASA's charter.
So IMO NASA has to sell itself to the public
And if it isn't why does NASA even have a PAO?
Quote from: Robotbeat on 03/02/2012 01:42 amAsteroid protection. Yes, it's in NASA's charter.What are great argument."We need NASA because an asteroid could crash into the Earth one day..""Wow! How cool! What is NASA doing to protect us from asteroids?""Umm.. uhhh.. well.. they're making some really important databases, and, umm.."If anything, this sounds like a great argument against human spaceflight, and even planetary science. Why is NASA wasting time on other things when the imminent threat of asteroids haunts our dreams at night. Call your Congressman today!
That's not the only reason why NASA exists. But if you haven't noticed, the Obama administration has pivoted NASA HSF toward NEO missions in the medium term (which compliments the PHO-defense project, even if it does not help it directly). It's something that more directly feels relevant to the population since many have seen disaster films (yeah, I know), probably heard that dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid, etc. A better argument than merely beating the Ruskies somewhere, at least.