Lost and Found in Space: Rebooting ISEE-3: Space for All, op ed, Keith Cowing, New York Times
“NASA likes to say that “space is hard,” but to make itself relevant to the people whose taxes fund it, it must get outside its comfort zone. To its credit, NASA saw the potential of our project to reach beyond the traditional audience. The interactions via social media with our supporters have borne this out. Imagine what feats of exploration might be possible if an empowered and engaged citizenry realized that exploring space is really something anyone can do.”

Biologist, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Biologist and Payload integrator, Editor of NASAWatch.com and Astrobiology.com, Lapsed climber, Explorer, Synaesthete, Former Challenger Center board member...

7 replies on “Rebooting ISEE-3: Space for All”

  2. Yeah, I think what a lot of people do is say, oh! space is hard, may as well forget it and leave it to the ‘experts’ i.e. NASA and the old-space industrial complex. Another way of saying, gosh this is going to cost a fortune as well.
    Just ’cause it’s hard, doesn’t mean that ordinary people can’t be involved and engaged and it also doesn’t mean it’s got to cost a fortune as you guys have demonstrated to your credit and to your follower’s gratification. Great effort.
    Cheers.

  3. Keith: Back in the day…did you ever think you’d find success as NYTimes contributor? Life grabs us by the butt, shoving in unpredictable directions.

    Congratulations on the piece…it’s a recognition of your years here, on the McMoons project, on capturing that satellite, a trip to Everest…

    In many ways, your work helps others recapture the dream.

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