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We Are The Explorers UPDATE: funding at 50%!
As you might know, NASA cannot advertise itself. This is due to a federal restriction that the government places on itself as a whole. It can reach out publicly to explain what it does for the public, but the advertising landscape for a federal agency is complex. So, as a result NASA cannot advertise itself in a traditional, commercial sense.
The AIA (Aerospace Industries Association) is so stoked about what NASA does, that they have decided to advertise on behalf of NASA. AND, they’ve decided to crowdsource this effort with Indiegogo.com. ANNNDDD they are planning on showing the ad with the new Star Trek Into Darkness movie that is coming out this year!
This comes at a crucial time when NASA’s own public outreach is threatened due to the Sequestion fight in Washington DC.
Indiegogo Link: http://igg.me/at/adspace/cstw
So, as it stands, the effort is a little bit over 50% funded. PLEASE spread the word about this and donate to this effort, because the more eyes that see this ad, the more potential supporters NASA will have in the coming months.Done and done.
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Posted on April 8, 2013 via Penny4NASA with 1,596 notes
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It’s not the greatest… but it CAN be.
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We have learned that “more” is not necessarily “better,” that even our great Nation has its recognized limits, and that we can neither answer all questions nor solve all problems. We cannot afford to do everything, nor can we afford to lack boldness as we meet the future. So, together, in a spirit of individual sacrifice for the common good, we must simply do our best.
Posted on August 18, 2012 via Josh's blog with 11 notes
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So don’t accept somebody else’s construction of the way things ought to be. It’s up to you to right wrongs. It’s up to you to point out injustice. It’s up to you to hold the system accountable and sometimes upend it entirely. It’s up to you to stand up and to be heard, to write and to lobby, to march, to organize, to vote. Don’t be content to just sit back and watch.
Posted on May 14, 2012 via Josh's blog with 1 note
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Let Us Be Young and Curious and Brave ❤
carl what is your face in that bottom picture
whatever it is
congratulations on it
Let us.
Posted on April 6, 2012 via Ebony Moon with 613 notes
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My message to the rest of you is don’t just sit on the sidelines and say “he’s right, we suck.” Don’t be pessimistic about what we don’t have and say how the past was better than the present. If that is all you care about, all these trinkets and writings from people who have been there as you look back on past glory, fine. It can still be so much more than that if you put voices to use.
Instead I say be positive about what we COULD have. Encourage others to dream big. Plant that seed. Write your elected representatives and tell them your feelings. I was surprised at the reception I got two years ago when I actually wrote (not emailed) members of congress about the budget matters.
This was just me, one guy, a relative nobody to the likes of Cernan, Armstrong, Lovell, but somebody who was saying almost exactly the same things they were when they testified before the House and Senate. And I don’t even live in a state that has a NASA center. Imagine what hundreds of people could do? Imagine what thousands could do? Or would we rather just sit back and collect our treasure without spending blood?
CollectSPACE user Jay Chladek -
The best way to avoid abuses is for the populace in general to be scientifically literate, to understand the implications of such investigations. In exchange for freedom of inquiry, scientists are obliged to explain their work. If science is considered a closed priesthood, too difficult and arcane for the average person to understand, the dangers of abuse are greater. But if science is a topic of general interest and concern - if both its delights and its social consequences are discussed regularly and competently in the schools, the press, and at the dinner table - we have greatly improved our prospects for learning how the world really is and for improving both it and us.
Carl Sagan (via ganymede)
Can everyone just give a huge “holla,” please?
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I accept this challenge!
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Posted on January 15, 2012 via ganymede with 50 notes
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This is why a manned mission to Mars is so necessary. It will be dangerous. Some may argue that we have enough scientific challenges on our own planet and unmanned spaceflight is enough of an indulgence. But a human footprint in the dust of another world is the stuff of dreams.
Outer space? Kinda been there, Dad … - FT.com (via SpaceXer)
I agree entirely.
Oh, and author’s kids, from a member of your generation- shape up, you make us look bad!
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Posted on December 15, 2011 via Biggar Is Wise with 139 notes
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Be the change you want to see in science.
It’s up to you and me.
Happy Carl Sagan Day!
Yes.
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Posted on November 9, 2011 via It's Okay To Be Smart with 151 notes
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I'm twenty and I'm crazy. Fangirl, scientist and writer. I'm at college in Boston right now, but New York will always be my home. Likes archeology, astronomy, space travel, history, superhero comics, general science, the oceans, Star Wars, aviation, exploration/geography, mysteries and Disney. (Which is where my title comes from...)
“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
–Walt Disney
P.S. My username is pronounced "K-eye yeeves"
