It’s always important for kids to be interested in important subjects in this world, like space. So NASA has gotten the famous Dwayne Johnson, aka ‘The Rock’, to teach kids the importance of space.
Dwayne is appearing in the new movie, “Planet 51,” a cartoon about aliens and space, so NASA feels that he is a perfect candidate for helping children learn more about the technologies of NASA. He’s letting them know how cool it is to learn about the planets and the technology used to research more of the planets.
In the latest Public Service Announcement, he tells everybody details of the latest going on with NASA, and even a bit of history. He promotes their website, and makes it seem like the newest ‘cool’ thing going on in the world.
The question going around isn’t why did NASA sign up The Rock to do this commercial, but rather why they needed to do the commercial in the first place. Maybe they are losing the sponsorship and recognition of kids around the world, and this is there way of bringing space technology back into peoples lives.
But as Dwayne states in the latest commercial, “There’s no space like home.”
The U.S. space agency NASA has released its first mobile application on the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, bringing a wealth of information on current missions and future countdowns.
In some cases, such as the ISS (International Space Station), it is possible to see its path around the Earth (at time of writing this news, it was over the Indian Ocean). You can find data on missions around the Earth, Moon or images of Mars missions, all of which can be exchanged with friends via email.
The app also alows you to access the countdowns for NASA, a photo gallery and videos, and many other information uploaded by the agency.
“Making NASA more accessible to the public is a high priority for the agency,” said Gale Allen, director of Strategic Integration and Management forNASA ’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate in Washington in a prepared press statement. “Tools like this allow us to provide users easy access toNASA information and progress at a fast pace.”
The application, free for download from the Apple store, was developed by NASA’s New Media Team at the Ames Research Centre in Moffett Field, California.
“We’re excited to deliver a wide range of up-to-the-minute NASA content to iPhone and iPod Touch users,” said Gary Martin, director of the New Ventures and Communications Directorate at Ames. “The NASA App provides an easy and interesting way for the public to experience space exploration.