Civics at the Movies: NASA and Hollywood

<p>We're launching a new series called <strong>Civics at the Movies,</strong> where we'll talk  about the fun we have (and the inaccuracies we count!) when government and civics appear on screen...from <i>All The President's Men</i> to <i>Veep</i> to...don't even get us started. </p><p>For our inaugural edition, we're talking about NASA and Hollywood. Why does the agency in charge of science and technology relating to air and space have such a close relationship with the movie industry? And is it true that NASA scientist sometimes get inspiration from science fiction when they invent new gadgets?</p><p>We turned to NASA's Chief Scientist  <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-chief-scientist-jim-green-to-retire-in-2022" target="_blank"><strong>James Green</strong></a> to find out. </p><p>______</p><p>This episode was produced by Jacqui Fulton and features music by  <a href="https://animalweapon.com/" target="_blank">AnimalWeapon</a>, Chris Zabriskie, Uncanny Valleys, Nangdo, Sci Fi Industries, Ansia Orchestra, Blue Dot Sessions, and Karl Casey.</p><p><i>(Note: Nangdo's work is licensed under a </i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><i>Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</i></a><i>)</i></p>