Enterprise Crew Talks to ISS Crew
NASA’s Google+ Hangout Connects Space Station, “Star Trek Into Darkness” Crews
“The director, a writer and some actors in the film “Star Trek Into Darkness” will join NASA as it hosts a Google+ Hangout from noon to 12:45 p.m. EDT, May 16, about how work aboard the International Space Station is turning science fiction into reality. Google+ Hangouts allow as many as 10 people or groups to chat face-to-face, while thousands more can tune in to watch the conversation live on Google+ or YouTube. The hangout also will be carried live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.”
I have no problem with NASA being involved with social media. However, this event is another example of an agency with wrong priorities.
Why is engaging the public (i.e. the people who pay for NASA) wrong? I heard the same nonsense in the 80s when I worked at NASA and “email” started to become popular. 10 years later it was “websites” that vexed so many people.
Keith, I do not have any issue with NASA engaging with the public. I watched the event on NASA TV. Looking back in hindsight, if the event inspires young people to be involved in science and technology, it was a great idea. I have no problem eating crow! 🙂
That image of the USS Enterprise with ISS in the background is giving me chills. Make it so!
Actually, given the assumed scale of both NCC-1701 & ISS, I’d wager they are a lot closer in proximity than you’d imagine (i.e., the ISS is not that far in the “back”ground)
(and should any ISS crew happened to peek out the cupola at that time… there’ll be a whole lot of small yellow spheres floating throughout the modules)