Comments on: Confirmation delay

By: Dan Schrimpsher: Space Pragmatism Blogger

Dan Schrimpsher: Space Pragmatism Blogger — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:37:53 +0000

Or leverage them another way, but without spending tax dollars on TV ads which would be like a birthday candle in a media maelstrom anyway. Why is spending tax dollars on ads such a big deal? The Army does it. The Air Force does it. As Sam Dinkin states in his Paper When Physics, Economics, and Reality Collide The Challenge of Cheap Orbital Access at ISU, you get about $7.5 million [of lobbying] per enrolled bill Now if lobbying Captial Hill is effective at reducing launch costs for private enterprise (which I imagine it would be), why not lobby the public. What is wrong with NASA spending a few million of the most direct way to reach the average family, TV.

By: Bill White

Bill White — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:12:04 +0000

Stupid greedy shortsighted mainstream.

Yup. But the essence of jujitsu is to re-direct or deflect their strength, not confront it. Step 1 – change human nature; Step 2 – enter space; is a losing plan, IMHO.

We need to figure out how to structure things so the mainstream media companies can make money marketing space.

Or leverage them another way, but without spending tax dollars on TV ads which would be like a birthday candle in a media maelstrom anyway.

Mike Griffin vs Tiger Woods in a media contest? Heh! What would the Vegas line be on that?

By: Dan Schrimpsher: Space Pragmatism Blogger

Dan Schrimpsher: Space Pragmatism Blogger — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 03:28:04 +0000

Yeah. Advertising. Make some cool comercials during CSI or American Idol. People love feel good stuff about the US's future in space (in my experience). I wrote a spot on it after the National Space Symposium. Nasa Prime Time

By: Matthew Brown

Matthew Brown — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:46:59 +0000

Just shows us space freaks are a fringe group. Stupid greedy shortsighted mainstream. I know i’m a bit myopic myself. Just being frustrated at trying to convience my mainstream friends that our survivability depends on space. And if i can’t convience them then i can’t convience anyone. And if the Media, who controlls the mainstreams perceptions can’t get the facts right, it makes my bit of activism that much harder.

Anyone know a good class on spin doctoring so we can make Griffin a household name?

By: Keith Cowing

Keith Cowing — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:45:10 +0000

William Berger: “NASA Watch also noted the mistake.” NASA Watch clearly got the info on both that and the Hampton Roads newspaper story from SpacePolitics.com.

Sorry pal. News of both items arrived via multiple emails – one series sent at around 4:00 EST this morning – the other around 7:00 am.

Nice try.

By: William Berger

William Berger — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:14:26 +0000

“NASA Watch also noted the mistake.”

NASA Watch clearly got the info on both that and the Hampton Roads newspaper story from SpacePolitics.com.

By: Michael Huang

Michael Huang — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 15:50:11 +0000

NASA Watch also noted the mistake. The mission patch behind O'Keefe is for STS-110, which launched in 2002! Someone at the Times was a bit behind the times.