Turbo II

i think it would take the media to make it look like something exciting. lokk at what everyone wants to be a ******* rapper, singer, sports player. at least the majority of kids now a days wanna be the next mother ******* AMERICAN IDOL. put some money into the space program, promote the universe and ur set. a majority of the kids will wanna be like buzz light year all over again.

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i think it would take the media to make it look like something exciting. lokk at what everyone wants to be a ******* rapper, singer, sports player. at least the majority of kids now a days wanna be the next mother ******* AMERICAN IDOL. put some money into the space program, promote the universe and ur set. a majority of the kids will wanna be like buzz light year all over again. [/quote]

Yeah, kids now are becoming very narrow minded because of the media.. We need the major broadcasters to put out some cool shows about that stuff again.. Anyone remeber Bill Nye the Science Guy.. That show was cool.. But since it isn't as profitable as some other bulllshit shows then they will not give it priority..

Damn corporate bullshit..

Turbo II

that show sucked

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It was good to watch in 6th grade.. the point is that kids would become more interested in these things.. but since all they see on tv is Sport starts and thier Bling Bling they want that too and they ignoreall the other things they used to like...

pengaru

I do agree that nasa should make more of an effort to get the public interested... but I don't see what the government has to do with it... I think the goverment does more than it should already. Tourists in space is probably a great idea for funding and generating public interest. If there was more competition for space vehicles the prices would come down significantly also for the things nasa needs to operate, it would be nice if some companies popped up offering vacations in space, provided they were safe, I believe the technology is already there to make it possible. VA Linux probably burned through enough venture capital to get such a company on it's feet :rant:

r0t0r-rooter

I thought NASA had already tried selling tix into space for $1 mill a piece or something...

Seriously though, I think it would take another cold war/arms race to get the REAL funding that only the federal government can give.



People in general are less patient than back then, maybe? When you hear about a launch on the news, nothing comes of it until months later after everyone forgets (maybe it's just me)

j9fd3s

group buy on space shuttles!



mike

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DO you accept payments in dirt?

Turbo II

well, they talk about life on other planets and **** like that and that is very interesting. people are interested in that kind of stuff. IE aliens, asteroids fields, comets. ya feel me. (i would like to visit the moon, but i would not like to live there) <~~anyone with kids should know that song. there was a movie back in the 80's, i think called space camp. do they still have places like that where u get a hands on feel for becoming an astronuat? feel the g-force, sit in a shuttle and learn what they do.. take the kids to the space museum, i know when i visited washington dc, i got really into every museum that was there and wanted something to do all in that field.



but the basics of this topic are, kids grow up to be what they wanna be. of course no one is gonna say, i wanna be a crack head but we all know that happens. i believe that happens because there was no influence in helping the kid see what else is really out there, than the quick and easy high.



ryan

j9fd3s

no but perhaps, you should check out this thread here



mike