A SpaceUp T-5 talk about how NASA makes Space Boring and why it really isn’t. Presented on 02/27/2010. Spacevidcast epic subscribers also get to download the raw PDF file as well as watch a version of the video with just the PDF and audio under it, which is a bit easier to follow.
Lasers are awesome. Lasers in space? Awesomer. Lift the ban on weaponizing space!
Hey, I make lasers!
The man is right NASA TV is worse than Borat's home channel. NASA should subsidize spacevidcast and have two people with passion and skill presenting instead of their current tripe.
Look up Carolyn Porco's TED talk and how she shames the audience with her righteous zeal.
I think that the STS-129 crew was better than most. I laughed a lot during that mission.
Shame this video is such horrid quality.. can I get the slides he used? I can stick his voice over them and get something actual watchable up.
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i loved this..i know nothing about space but after watching this i really think space is COOL!!!
Great presentation. Great points. They hit home.
To offer a NASA perspective (not a justification), consider the precise nature of the work -- getting to space and back safely -- and who's doing the work. Engineers like efficient widgets. Success = widgets performing within expected parameters. No surprises. Storytellers, on the other hand, want to know who, what, why, when and how. The widget is less interesting to them than the question about why the widget matters or how the designer feels about it. Natural tension exists between the engineers who manage outcome with minimal drama vs. the communicators wanting to share the story. NASA engineers are passionate about doing the job right. Less passionate about sharing how they feel.
But social media is rattling loose some of the bolts holding down the culture manhole cover.
Just this year: @Astro_Mike embraced social media tools to share his passion for and amazement of space. He's filming behind-the-scenes interviews with folks putting spaceships and astronauts in orbit to post on YouTube. @Astro_TJ chats frequently with followers on Twitter now that he hooked up internet access on Station. @Astro_Soichi posts Earth twitpics with pithy comments. The Expedition crew now has a 24/7 webcam inside Station. Over a dozen astronauts are tweeting actively -- including @Astro_Flow (Leland) and @Astro_Bones (Bobby) from one of the last missions.
Hey, it's a start. ;)
Thank you Beth, and I totally agree.
As co-host of this channel, I can only also say that we need to continue on this trend. As it was pointed out over and over at this last weekend's San Diego SpaceUp: What interests humans in *anything* is other humans. We like the human element and the ability to connect with other humans. Social Media is based on that principal and needs to continue to build on it.
Too much coffee for this guy
While I must admit that Bob Behnken does resemble an android, I thought that NASA TV did a good job of bringing out the humanity and personality of the crew of STS-130.
One thing that NASA TV does to make mission control center videos more boring is limiting the audio to CAPCOM and PAO (public affairs officer). Thing are much more interesting when the flight director's loop is included. An example of this is:
"Mission Control Helps Synchronize Shuttle's Return"
watch?v=bumZc8M08Lc
I would love to see a launch control video with the loop audio included.
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Two quotes come to mind.
1. Someone wrote once, for some occasion:
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled".
What a boring idiot, that guy.
2. An ISSCC 2003 (I think) keynote quote about the Brave New Virtual World:
"We need an army of disciplined engineers to do this."
Unbelievably boring.
If you decide to work in the aerospace industry, there is very little room for astronauts up in space.
There's plenty of room at the bottom.
I wish we still had the same attitude about space that we did back during the cold war.
Back then our astronauts were heroes. Parades were thrown in their honor, and we pushed the envelope to make great advancements. (granted war was a motivating factor)
Today our astronauts (while still heroes) are seen as boring government employees, not adventuring scientists and symbols of the human desire for exploration.
Space today is about money, and calculated risk.
Bring back the cool!
@Astro_Mike is worth his weight in gold - NASA should utilise him more.
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wow what is this kid on
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Very true. I'm glad somebody finally got up and said so. Good work!
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Parades were thrown in their honor, and we pushed the envelope to make great advancements.
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