Space Appeal :: Science Planets NASA Papers

Space Appeal Public relations activities have been and always pass on be an integral part of crew activities. While these activities absorb resources, the most significant of which is time, they also consider public and political support to the program and fork over some of the return on investment of the program. NASA, The Mars Reference Mission, Pg. 25Since the day of NASAs greatest triumph on July 20, 1969, on that point has been a intellect among many American people and politicians that the once-unimaginable goal of conquering quadruplet has been accomplished, and that much of what NASA has done since are simply unnecessary frills of the federal budget. In order to try to justify its own existence, NASA has felt the need to engage in projects that can thrill the public and thus keep people interested in lieu exploration. In doing so, a significant portion of their budget, which has been cut over the years, is spent on public relations, decreasing the budget for act ual space-related activities. By using its resources to bring public and political support to the program1, NASA has been looking at the problem backwards. By operating more efficiently and spending less on reservation their projects sexy they could in reality accomplish their goals, which would implicitly grab the publics attention. It is time for NASA to move into a new era, where the goal is to pick those projects that will actually succeed instead of those that sensationalize space, those that appeal to the scientist instead of the average American.One goal that NASA has been working toward for years is that of sending a manned mission to Mars. While there is no official plan to send a man to Mars, there is wide support for it at NASA and it clearly would be attempted when/if possible. Sending a human to another planet would be an impressive step for the recently maligned space1 Koff, Stephen. NASAs new chief will ask why a lot. The Plain Dealer. January 10, 2002. National Pg. A2. Lexis-Nexis Universe. Online. Nexis. April 28, 2002. program, and would likely bring back a large public interest in the cosmos not seen since the heyday of space in the 1950s and 60s. However, NASA exists neither to entertain the American people nor to promote interest in outer space. According to Sean OKeefe, NASAs newly-minted Chief Administrator, it exists to advertise the development of science and technology2.