“Several college students, working at NASAs Johnson Space Center, teamed up to help their generation reconnect with NASA by creating entertaining videos that people might not expect from a government agency. Using their own resources and skillz, these young employees created a series of videos that educate and entertain.”
Editor’s note: There are three videos in this collection. “Apollo Guys” is interesting and nicely done – but needs to be re-edited. “The Future of NASA” is cute. With regard to “I.S.S. Baby”: if there is an “artist” who is more annoying than Vanilla Ice (even when copied – badly), please let me know.
Editor’s update: NASA’s Nick Skytland gushes about these videos here. To which I responded:
Have you actually read the comments people left? “Brilliant”? Hardly, Nick. You need a few more zeroes on the viewing stats before you can say that.
The production quality was low, and when you consider that there are over 300 million Americans – the market penetration is nonexistent.
Contrast these three videos with this video currently featured on YouTube – one that amounts to little more than photos of fish some guys caught – was viewed by more people than all of these videos together. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bc-Cv9C-E8
Then there was the “astrobiology rap” which had several PR cycles – one within the space community and then another that went global – this is what you folks should be paying attention to. When your videos break out of the space community, then you have accomplished something. Until then ….
http://www.livevideo.com/video/2BA9FF79CF2E4B538790D6EFAD22F7AB/astrobiology-rap.aspx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL3lhm6oy5I
I.S.S. Baby
Apollo Guys
The Future of NASA
