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Space Exploration vs. Ocean Research

This document discusses the differences in public interest and funding between space exploration and underwater/ocean exploration. It suggests that space exploration is seen as more exciting and inspiring due to positive storytelling that envisions future discoveries and technological achievements, while ocean exploration stories are often negative and lack an compelling call to action. As a result, more funding is allocated to space programs and their missions gain wider publicity, even when underwater discoveries may be equally significant. The document calls for improving how ocean research is communicated to generate more public support and funding for these efforts.

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Space Exploration vs. Ocean Research

This document discusses the differences in public interest and funding between space exploration and underwater/ocean exploration. It suggests that space exploration is seen as more exciting and inspiring due to positive storytelling that envisions future discoveries and technological achievements, while ocean exploration stories are often negative and lack an compelling call to action. As a result, more funding is allocated to space programs and their missions gain wider publicity, even when underwater discoveries may be equally significant. The document calls for improving how ocean research is communicated to generate more public support and funding for these efforts.

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Space vs.

Underwater
BEYZA NUR TÜTÜNCÜ
TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW YOU WILL BE MORE DISAPPOINTED BY THE THINGS
YOU DIDN’T DO THAN BY THE ONES THAT YOU DID DO. SO THROW OFF THE BOWLINES.
SAIL AWAY FROM THE SAFE HARBOR. CATCH THE TRADE WINDS IN YOUR SAILS.
EXPLORE. DREAM. DISCOVER.
Mark Twain
Space and underwater
are both fascinating. But
why we are more
interested for space
exploration? Why it is
more popular?
Let's talk about it!
Space and underwater are both fascinating. But why we are more interested
for space exploration? Why it is more popular? Let's talk about it!

In the mid-20th century, people was The ocean is only constantly seen by
interested for both equally. What people living on the coast, even they
changed? It's about the budget that just look at the surface of the
spent more for space. However, water. As a result; when we look at
when people look at the sky, they see the size of the ocean to explore, we
billions of stars and imagine greater see that budget for ocean research is
possibilities. The oceans remain not enough.
psychologically distant from the
human mind.
Differences in perspectives to the ocean and space
-> Space stories are generally positive; ocean stories are generally negative. For
example, “we are looking for new life on other planets” versus “we are killing
life in the oceans.”
-> Space is about exploration and the collective human achievement; oceans are
often politicized .
-> Space stories do not have a call to action; if there have, those are funnier than
the ocean's. Ocean stories often have a call to action , which may bore a segment
of the population.
-> Space stories are forward-looking and often about a brighter future; ocean
stories are often the reverse. Even the most interesting ocean stories are mostly
happens in the past or in the present.
-> Space exploration is better translated into public language, while ocean
research remains mostly scientific.
-> Space movies have “cool” technologies. In contrast, modern ocean movies
generally take place on sailing vessels or submarines.
We need to inspire
the public for ocean
research for the sake
of everyone.
A catchy story's secret is more complicated than we think

In 2012, NASA launched the Mars Curiosity Rover, a mission that successfully
landed a robot on Mars. This success has spread around the world. At the same
time, in March 2012, James Cameron, one of the world’s best known movie
directors, he performed a very dangerous mission to the bottom of the Mariana
Trench .He was the third person who done that in human history. Yet Cameron's
journey is not as well known as the Mark Curiosity journey.
NASA's Neutral
Buoyancy Lab
The mission of the NBL
is to prepare for space missi
ons.NASA team members us
e the NBL to develop flight p
rocedures , train astronauts
for spacewalk .
What is neutral buoyancy?
Neutral buoyancy is the equal tend
ency of an object to sink or float.
Sources that www.marinetechnologynews.com

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