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Topic: NASA Johnson's Media Resource Center closing
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-20-2014 09:07 AM
   
According to its soon-to-be-former staff, Johnson Space Center's Media Resource Center is closing due to budget cutbacks on Wednesday (Oct. 22). The Media Resource Center (MRC) provides a centralized location for access to thousands of still photo/digital images and video products available to domestic accredited news media, production companies, schools (or educational institutions), businesses, government entities, and civil and professional organizations. While the MRC did not directly service the public, it did support preparing imagery and video for the public affairs office. The MRC's holdings are going to be archived, but what they means for access (now or in the future) is unclear. The MRC's three-person staff have institutional knowledge dating back to Apollo that cannot be replaced. |
Cozmosis22
Member Posts: 968
From: Texas * Earth
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 10-20-2014 09:53 AM
Wow that's sad. Sorry to hear about that but it is what happens when a huge federal bureaucracy consistently fails to get its priorities straight. |
Mike_The_First
Member Posts: 436
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 10-21-2014 05:18 PM
As a member of said accredited news media, that's quite depressing, as they were invaluable (and fast) in getting me Fred Haise's shuttle flights on DVD.I hope that, as part of that archiving, they get everything onto their FTP server so access isn't lost. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-21-2014 05:21 PM
Johnson Space Center has issued the following: We regret any inconvenience to our valued media customers, and will do what we can to support requests based on funding availability, with support for current events receiving the highest priority. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-22-2014 01:57 AM
There is now a petition asking for Johnson Space Center to reconsider closing the Media Resource Center. These dedicated employees capture and maintain NASA history and make this history available to the public. Losing this group is a major disservice to the citizens of the USA and the generations for years to come. |
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