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NASA could use a better slogan. Got one?

Posted September 07, 2007 5:03 PM

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Space adventuress and newly-minted superblogger Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides (of Yuri's Night and Space Generation) wants to know if you can come up with a better slogan for NASA: In early August, NASA internally released its latest marketing campaign, designed to show its relevance and value to the American people. Its new slogan? "NASA explores for answers that power our future." The campaign now seems to be aborted, but it did get me thinking, could we do any better?

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Re: NASA could use a better slogan. Got one?

09/08/2007 3:06 AM

There is the obvious..

'NASA it is exactly rocket science.'

the hip

'NASA cool innit ?'

The populist

'NASA searching for new ways to make you slim and wrinkle free'

The dark

'NASA meet you new big brother'

'God loves NASA' (gotta be a winner )

'NASA examining ways to fuel rockets with tea and toast' (my fave...)

The direct?

'NASA is nearly an anagram of satan so support us or you will all burn in hell'

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09/09/2007 12:20 AM

Del... I think I just pissed myself. Too funny...

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09/09/2007 1:10 AM

Need

Another

Seven

Astronauts

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09/09/2007 5:19 AM

Very bad taste.......!!! Its happened twice too.....

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09/09/2007 8:20 AM

Sex and Black Holes

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09/11/2007 7:51 PM

NASA's new slogan:

(N)ebulas (A)stroids (S)tars (A) way to the future

or

Making the past the future

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09/12/2007 2:27 AM

Making the past the future?

Surely that would be a retrograde step...?

Shouldn't it be making the future the present?

Confuse a Del

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09/12/2007 12:37 PM

But don't you think that we live in "lag time" anyway that the past is the future? The stars' reflection that we see today happen light years ago. We're just receiving the glow. Therefore, If NASA goes to where the light is happening "In the moment" then they would be bringing the past into the future. To now.

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09/12/2007 12:48 PM

Stoppit stoppit I'm only a cat and my furry little brain is hurting now....

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09/12/2007 1:46 PM

But cat's have nine lives, so even if you live in the moment, there will be another, and another, and another, and another.... <grin>

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09/09/2007 5:56 AM

That's easy - To Infinity and Beyond! Although some redesign of the current space suit to include a pair of retractable wings and blinking red light on the wrist of one arm would need to be incorporated...

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09/09/2007 8:31 AM

NASA: Taking man into the wild blue beyonder

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09/09/2007 3:32 PM

William Shatner said it best at the end of one of the Star Trek movies: "Second star to the right...and straight on to morning" from Peter Pan.

Or back to Captain Marvel: "Up, up and away"

How about "Expanding humanity's adventure beyond all limits"

NASA: The ultimate adrenalin rush

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09/09/2007 7:44 PM

NASA we can give you the solar system if you can just get the military and politicians off our back so the engineers can make it work.

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09/10/2007 4:06 AM

Nice...

Not very catchy tho' ?

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09/10/2007 4:08 AM

I agree.

How about 'LETS GO!'

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09/10/2007 8:05 AM

I have a few new slogan's for NASA.

1. NASA - "We squander billions and billions of taxpayer dollars every year without remorse!"

2. NASA - "Funneling Trillions of dollars to huge corporations for decades."

3. NASA - "We spent a billion dollars to monitor the mating habits of ants in zero gravity. Give us some more money"

4. NASA - "Give us a non-essential mission, and we'll blow 100 billion dollars to accomplish it!"

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09/10/2007 9:05 AM

NASA - Look what happened when all the Canadian engineers poached from the Avro Arrow program retired!!!!!

NASA - Werner Von Braun would flip in his grave if he could see us now.

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09/10/2007 9:20 AM

NASA: English, metric....what's the difference?

NASA: Because you cannot get more 'tang then an astronaut

NASA: one part ingenuity,4 billion parts NH school teacher...

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09/10/2007 11:17 AM

NASA: The ORIGINAL Geek Squad!

NASA: World's best Reality Show!

NASA: Where Female Astronauts go the distance!

NASA: Join the 50-mile High Club!

NASA: We do stuff that is "Far Out"!

NASA: We feel the need, for speed!

NASA: Break away from everyday gravity!

NASA: Making your Tax dollars go farther by Outsourcing!

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09/10/2007 10:44 PM

Nerds Association of Superior America

"We get you there and back, even if your lucky number is 13."

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09/11/2007 2:38 AM

Sanctimonius ... would work too ?

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09/11/2007 9:19 AM

So, are we doing Acronym meanings now? I thought we were doing slogans?

Well, then, I have one, too:

Nutty, Alcoholic, and Sex-crazed Astronauts

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09/12/2007 2:44 AM

How about

'Lets do really exciting, big things, and make them as boring as possible!'

Or

'Even Astronauts get bored'

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