This is a very very expensive way to do advertising. You will be able to do a lot more advertising to shape people's perceptions with just a small portion of th

This is a very very expensive way to do advertising. You will be able to do a lot more advertising to shape people's perceptions with just a small portion of the costs. Furthermore, government space exploration is essentially a business of elites. It is only a few scientists and engineers that are involved with the space program. It is only a couple of the most elite astronauts that will get to actually fly the rockets. The vast majority of americans will have to be inspired by watching it all on tv. This all worked out in the 60s with Apolo, but the world is changing and America is changing. Americans are watching less and less TV and are more willing to do things. If you want to inspire people to go into STEM, it will probably be better to spend money on new and interesting educational programs to get kids interested in science and engineering. Furthermore, spending money on adult education programs would probably also help.