This is an excellent resource! NASA really does an outstanding job of public relations and outreach. If you ever get the chance, the Houston Space Center is worth a visit.
I’m surprised other government agencies don’t do the same. For example, the Pentagon has lots of video footage dating back to the invention of video cameras that they could post on something like this.
But if you visit NASA space center, and have the means, definitely do the VIP tours.
The depth, the quality, the passion of the guides, are an order of magnitude better than the generic tours they offer.
The regular ones are often lead by young inexperienced hires, mostly reading from a script, and you go through extremely curated exhibits.
On the VIP tour, we had a 30 year veteran who was on first name basis with the last few directors. We did things that made you think “I can’t believe we’re allowed to do/touch/see that” over and over again.
Also on this topic, if you're into podcasts I think NASA's Curious Universe is just plain wonderful.
Eager to watch the Starliner launch on June 5th. I realise a lot of people won't be massively interested as it's not SpaceX or Artemis, but I'm a big believer that more competitors in the space is good for the space program generally.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 21.8 ms ] threadI’m surprised other government agencies don’t do the same. For example, the Pentagon has lots of video footage dating back to the invention of video cameras that they could post on something like this.
The depth, the quality, the passion of the guides, are an order of magnitude better than the generic tours they offer.
The regular ones are often lead by young inexperienced hires, mostly reading from a script, and you go through extremely curated exhibits.
On the VIP tour, we had a 30 year veteran who was on first name basis with the last few directors. We did things that made you think “I can’t believe we’re allowed to do/touch/see that” over and over again.
Eager to watch the Starliner launch on June 5th. I realise a lot of people won't be massively interested as it's not SpaceX or Artemis, but I'm a big believer that more competitors in the space is good for the space program generally.
Discussion from when it was announced last year: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38107297