Art of the extremely outside world. “Sometimes Hubble Space Telescope data is best visualized through art.” NASA: Art of Hubble. Nancy Grace Roman was “NASA’s first chief astronomer, the ‘mother of the Hubble Space Telescope,’ ” NASA: Nancy Grace Roman Telescope. Previous Hubble, images. [Lunar Eclipse]
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My digital “boarding pass” for the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, which is scheduled to launch today. This is what prompted yesterday’s thoughts on history in the making. [Where Were You When?]
If you are going to do something, might as well make it pretty.
Is it an exercise in public relations? Of course.
Is it free? Yes and no. I did not pay for it directly, but it is my tax dollars at work for design, computer time, logistics, and so on. “NASA is a U.S. government agency that is responsible for science and technology related to air and space.” [NASA: What Is NASA? (Grades 5-8)]
Does it have bearing on the mission? Not on the science, but it does generate excitement, and increase public interest. Also, to be less cynical, people doing a project like to have other people interested in that project.
Am I more likely to follow the progress of the telescope because of this? Yes.
Am I susceptible to a well-done PR campaign? Absolutely. NASA: Message in a Bottle for “Europa Clipper launched Oct. 14, 2024, on a journey to explore Europa, Jupiter’s ocean world.” Arrives April 2030. NASA: Europa Clipper [Welcome Mat/No Welcome Mat, A Pair of Space Haikus, secondary mention Sustaining The Shoeing Record]
Mentioned previously. [Feed Split]
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 