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Image of DEXTRE courtesy of NASA.
Several months ago, a group of young NASA employees set out to redefine what space exploration means for their generation, Generation Y . Unlike the Baby Boomers' mission to the Moon, our generation's experience of space has been shaped by things like the International Space Station and the horrific Columbia disaster . It is no wonder, then, that Gen Y'ers are not all that interested in space. To get them engaged, the group thought, they needed to package space in a way that appealed to a new era.
Thus, the blog Open NASA was born, and their most important work to date, no doubt, was the presentation Generation Y Perspectives .
Inspired by this presentation, three Canadians have created "What Is Canada's Vision for Space?" viewable after the fold , or downloadable as a PDF (via SpaceRef Canada ). The presentation raises some pretty important questions, such as "If Canada was the third nation in space, why do we spend almost the least percentage of our GDP on space, compared to other spacefaring nations?" Also, "How do we get young Canadians interested in space?" as Canadians who are young now will soon be bearing the tax burden of the space program.
While the Ottawa-based Canadian Space Agency may not be on the tip of every Canadian's tongue, big, non-governmental, space-related things are happening in The Greater Toronto Area. Check out this new CNN interview wi ... |
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