Space Appeal :: Science Planets NASA Papers

Space Appeal Public relations activities have been and always will be an integral tell of crew activities. While these activities absorb resources, the most meaning(a) of which is time, they also bring public and political keep going to the program and provide 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, there has been a sense among many American mickle and politicians that the once-unimaginable goal of conquering space has been effectuateed, and that much of what NASA has done since are simply unnecessary frills of the federal budget. In order to attempt to justify its own existence, NASA has tangle the need to engage in projects that can thrill the public and thus keep people interested in space 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 actual 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 making their projects sexy they could actually 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 stir 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 conception 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 orbiter 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. field of study Pg. A2. Lexis-N exis 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 advance the development of science and applied science2.