The Orlando Sentinel issued a Special Edition newspaper to commemorate NASA's 50-year birthday Sunday Sept. 28; they covered it so well that I feel like a NASA expert by reading the related articles.
The coverage of the subject is amazing. It covered the future of NASA in the face of the upcoming elections and the future of NASA and its line of spacecraft. The collection even includes personal accounts from John Glenn, the first American to orbit the planet, Jack King, the "voice of Apollo," and Manny R. Virata, NASA's retired director of media projects. There was a center-fold timeline that covered NASA from start to finish.
The only consituent that left me a little uneasy was the front page of this collection. The entire page -- above and below the fold -- is a photo of Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon taken by Neil Armstrong. It's an intriguing photo that was well cropped, but the Sentinel's nameplate is blocked by Aldrin's head. There was ample blank space in this issue, so I'm confused. Also, the copy on the front page doesn't say anything inspiring regarding NASA's 50-year birthday. The copy is just a collection of random, yet famous, quotes about NASA and its accomplishments (and failures). The quotes don't leave the lingering effect reporters hoped for, at least not for me.
Online coverage encompasses even more articles based on NASA's recent events. I was excited to see way more content online so that I could learn even more about this historic and enterprising organization.
The print edition also gave a small summary on China and its headway involving space exploration. In a unique triumph, a Chinese astronaut waved his country's flag during a mission in space. Conveniently located next to this article was a headline that reads: "FDA: Avoid coffees, candy made in China." Smart placement. I just read a small summary on astronauts in China; I was hooked on the adjacent article before I finished reading the first one.
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