Spin Doctors Examine NASA Decision

We all know that NASA had high-level meetings of managers and engineers to determine if the Endeavor would be safe during re-entry, but what isn’t being talked about in the mainstream media are the meetings of public relations professionals on how to shape the message to the public.

 Here are some headline ideas and story leads that never made it off of the drawing board:

• NASA Willing to Risk the Lives of its Astronauts
• NASA Hopes its Future Doesn’t Erupt in Flames
• Decision to Land Shuttle Unanimous (with Some Dissent)
• Life Insurance Policies on the Seven Endeavor Astronauts Cancelled
• Las Vegas Bookies Offer Line on Endeavor’s Safe Landing
• Ban on Prayer in Government Buildings Lifted for Mission Control
• NASA Astronauts put Bon Jovi’s “Blaze of Glory” on Repeat in the Cockpit iPod
• Skull and Crossbones Replaces NASA Insignia on Space Shuttles
• Government Support of Uneducated, Unskilled Pregnant People More Important than Space Exploration
• NASA Uses External Fuel Tank Foam for Revolutionary Coffee Cup Design
• You Can’t Roast Marshmallows in This Fire – Astronauts Prepare for Re-entry
• “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel Becomes the Official Anthem of NASA
• NASA 100% Mostly Sure the Shuttle Might Be Safe For Potential Re-entry