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NASA is not allowed PR as a federal agency. Imagine how far ads, sponsoring games/events, etc, would get NASA in terms of PR. Compare that to the military: htt

NASA is not allowed PR as a federal agency. Imagine how far ads, sponsoring games/events, etc, would get NASA in terms of PR. Compare that to the military: https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/amount-money-military-gives-nfl.html/ https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/amount-money-militar... https://taskandpurpose.com/us-military-combat-trainer-kick-ass-pc-game/ https://taskandpurpose.com/us-military-combat-trainer-kick-a... Not only that, NASA's education department was as close to PR as we had and... https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/05/25/trumps-nasa-budget-eliminates-education-office-plunging-america-into-the-dark/#2ebff5877eb8 https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/05/25/trum...

Joeri 8y ago
On the other hand, I visited several of the major ESA facilities across Europe, and then Kennedy Space Center, and it was a stark difference how much more commercialized KSC is. It’s a proper theme park. I don’t think any other space agency has anything so touristy.
- cheeko1234 8y ago
  The visitor complex is a separate entity than the KSC itself. It's run by Delaware North. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center_Visitor_Complex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center_Visitor_C... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_North https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_North
Rebelgecko 8y ago
On the flip side, Brindenstine has discussed selling ad space on the sides of rockets and naming rights to missions. One concern (out of many) is ensuring that the money goes to NASA, and not just the treasury's general fund
WillPostForFood 8y ago
That's completely false. NASA has a very large PR (public affairs) team, 114 employees in 2016. NASA also spends about ~4 million a year with external advertising and PR agencies. https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-711?source=ra https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-711?source=ra Also, the NASA budget ended up getting a big increase, and the education budget was not cut: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/planetary-science-wins-big-nasa-s-new-spending-plan https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/planetary-science-wi...

Joeri 8y ago

On the other hand, I visited several of the major ESA facilities across Europe, and then Kennedy Space Center, and it was a stark difference how much more commercialized KSC is. It’s a proper theme park. I don’t think any other space agency has anything so touristy.

cheeko1234 8y ago
The visitor complex is a separate entity than the KSC itself. It's run by Delaware North. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center_Visitor_Complex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center_Visitor_C... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_North https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_North

Rebelgecko 8y ago

On the flip side, Brindenstine has discussed selling ad space on the sides of rockets and naming rights to missions. One concern (out of many) is ensuring that the money goes to NASA, and not just the treasury's general fund

WillPostForFood 8y ago

That's completely false. NASA has a very large PR (public affairs) team, 114 employees in 2016. NASA also spends about ~4 million a year with external advertising and PR agencies. https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-711?source=ra https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-711?source=ra Also, the NASA budget ended up getting a big increase, and the education budget was not cut: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/planetary-science-wins-big-nasa-s-new-spending-plan https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/planetary-science-wi...