Sorry - I have to vent. Since we discussed the space program here earlier - I have to vent here.
I just read the headline that the mars probe broadcast some music back to earth - a song by sam.i.am from the black eyed peas...
This move was designed to attract the interest of children, to get them interested in the space program...
... WHERE DO I LIVE???
Sending a robotic rover to mars isn"t interesting enough for our kids? It has to play music to make it interesting???
We land a multi billion dollar exploration robot on a distant planet - and it"s playing an mp3 file back to us is a HEADLINE???
I"m sitting here anxiously awaiting some good hi def images from the rover travels - and they"re up there having it transmit sam.i.am songs???
Seriously - what HAVE we become???
When I was a kid, the apollo program was such a world of infinite wonder and possibilites. Now the only way to get kids interested is by having it play MUSIC???
If I ever sent a robot to mars, and was sitting there with the controls to go explore - I can't even FATHOM having the slightest inclination to even THINK about pop music. With all the knowledge to be gained - every SECOND up there is a precious moment.
...
rrrrrg
just venting.
This story depresses me.
the venting"s not helping.
Yes, men on the moon did a lot of playing around, hamming it up for the camera. I know. It wasn't all research. I just don't see that THAT was done to get people intersted in it though. You were already enthralled by the simple fact that they were THERE.
I just read the headline that the mars probe broadcast some music back to earth - a song by sam.i.am from the black eyed peas...
This move was designed to attract the interest of children, to get them interested in the space program...
... WHERE DO I LIVE???
Sending a robotic rover to mars isn"t interesting enough for our kids? It has to play music to make it interesting???
We land a multi billion dollar exploration robot on a distant planet - and it"s playing an mp3 file back to us is a HEADLINE???
I"m sitting here anxiously awaiting some good hi def images from the rover travels - and they"re up there having it transmit sam.i.am songs???
Seriously - what HAVE we become???
When I was a kid, the apollo program was such a world of infinite wonder and possibilites. Now the only way to get kids interested is by having it play MUSIC???
If I ever sent a robot to mars, and was sitting there with the controls to go explore - I can't even FATHOM having the slightest inclination to even THINK about pop music. With all the knowledge to be gained - every SECOND up there is a precious moment.
...
rrrrrg
just venting.
This story depresses me.
the venting"s not helping.
Yes, men on the moon did a lot of playing around, hamming it up for the camera. I know. It wasn't all research. I just don't see that THAT was done to get people intersted in it though. You were already enthralled by the simple fact that they were THERE.