Being an astronaut is good

Well, I chose this for my 'What is Good' research brief because I remembered how exiting and interesting space travel seemed when I was a kid. I thought it would be interesting to define and research exactly what is 'good' about this subject.

This is the Powerpoint presentation I delivered during the studio session. All images are found from the internet. Many of the vintage graphics are from: http://dreamsofspace.nfshost.com/ A great collection of space artwork relating to children's books, take a look.

Being An Astronaut Is Good

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During the course of my research I found it was the vintage graphics and the general feeling of optimism and hope for the space program in the 50's and 60's the most interesting. Even when I was a kid in the mid 80's I remember far more enthusiasm for the space program than we have today. I am slightly confused by the reasons for this lack of enthusiasm we have for space exploration we have today and I wonder if the focus of my project should be to highlight the good of space exploration and try to recapture lost excitement.

Here is some of the visual research I found,