Did Lance Armstrong walk on the moon?

This fall I’ve been working with a high school student, Seth Abramczyk, who is interested in how his peers perceive NASA. You might be surprised to know that a lot of kids in high school are largely oblivious of the space agency, or have notions like the space shuttle was a vehicle that traveled to the moon.

Did we take the shuttle to the moon? (NASA)

Remember, these guys and girls were born 25 years after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. Or was it Lance? Or Louis? And what was his partner’s name? Buzz Lightyear?

As part of his curriculum Seth has to complete a substantial project, and he’s decided to work on this issue, both understanding how his peers feel about the space agency, and how he might educate them.

I’m his adviser. In addition to offering him condolences for this, you’d be helping us both out if you would take his survey on public interest in space exploration.

Anyone of any age is welcome to take the survey, but we’d be most interested if you could pass this along to middle-, high school and college students.

I’ll share the findings on this blog when they’re ready.

Categories: Space
Eric Berger