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JPL PAO Ignores White House Interest In Promoting Value of Mars Curiosity

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
September 19, 2012
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Keith’s note: NASA just repeated this tweet to its 2.9 million followers: “In 1 hour, join @NASA and @SBAgov in a Google+ hangout to celebrate #smallbiz contributions to @MarsCuriosity http://go.nasa.gov/QllNLZ. OSTP (the White House) host posted multiple tweets for its 300,000+ followers such as yesterday’s tweet “Tomorrow join @NASA & @SBAgov for Google+ Hangout w/ ATA Engineering, a small business that helped land @MarsCuriosity” and posted something on its official blog.
I have looked back over a week of Tweets by @MarsCuriosity. No mention whatsoever of this event was made to its 1.1 million followers. I did not see anything from JPL PAO on this event either. No mention is made on any of the missions multiple official websites either. It is rather odd that the White House and NASA Headquarters go out of their way to highlight the @MarsCuriosity mission – and bring in the SBA so as to emphasize the economic value/impact of space exploration – and yet JPL PAO can’t even be bothered to tell people about it?
NASA Administrator Bolden and SBA Administrator Mills “Hangout” with Curiosity Small Business ATA Engineering
“NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills highlighted the contributions of small businesses to the success of the Curiosity rover’s landing on Mars during a Google+ Hangout Wednesday with ATA Engineering, headquartered in Herndon, Va. ATA Engineering partnered with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) team to test and analyze the entry, descent and landing of the rover, specifically the wheels, actuators and thermal control systems.”

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2 responses to “JPL PAO Ignores White House Interest In Promoting Value of Mars Curiosity”

  1. dougmohney says:
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    Maybe the PAO is dissing the White House because it doesn’t want to have to say “insourcing” or “creating new jobs” in press releases

  2. Saturn1300 says:
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    It was worth watching.Using small business is good if it is cost effective.These companies sound like they came into existence because of NASA.Like SpaceX.Why does SpaceX charge NASA 83 million for a launch while charging private customers,for the same launch,55 million?Price gone up that much or does NASA has so many more requirements?There was a question that mentioned NASA DIY.No answer of course.Maybe I have convinced some people of the low cost.I and everyone are still looking for figures I guess.White House says answering questions take longer.Wonder how long it would take for them to say if it is faster,better,cheaper for NASA to do Crew?The CRS launch is getting close when is the mission and pre launch press conference?Where is the press kit?