Suddenly, this isn't such a bad idea...

holley3020 · 5 months

No Red Bull?

nanzinator · 5 months

Then we get the NASCAR fans interested in NASA. 1. Move launch command to Daytona. 2. Sell tickets to the rednecks. 3. Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!

ChristmasGT · 5 months

Maybe we can then promote Diet Coke and Mentos as a cheap propulsion system.

Socrates2 · 5 months

How old is this picture? Sun doesn't even exist anymore.

HeHeHeGS · 5 months

I have no problem with this.

fdebijl · 5 months

The paint would weigh too much.

fr3shjive · 5 months

Why do you guys ignore what SpaceX is doing? You make it seems like space exploration is dead simply because the government isn't funding it anymore.

If I remember correctly, SpaceX is going to be launching an IPO in the next year and Elon Musk, the CEO, has stated that his goal with SpaceX is to put a man on Mars.

dontbeadoofus · 5 months

Actually something like this has been on reddit before and everyone thought it was brilliant till some guy pointed out that they don't paint the fuel tank because all the paint would add like 600 extra pounds and the paint would come off in launch anyway. Corporate sponsorship would be still work great though with the right marketing and should happen more.

tl;dr The paint on the fuel tank would add 600 pounds of dead weight

Diels_Alder · 5 months

Lack of federal funding for NASA - suddenly everyone loves big business. Let's let them draw a big McDonalds logo on the surface of the moon so it becomes a giant billboard. For space science funding.

ShawnDaley · 5 months

Crayola could sponsor the two rockets on the sides. Nothing like watching giant crayons shooting into space.

redjello · 5 months

TIL Reddit hates corporatism except when its stuff they like.

Trapped_in_Reddit · 5 months

Yes it is - the space shuttle is a dangerously outdated piece of technology.

iloling · 5 months

Yeah, McDonald's sponsors my gas too.

tacojohn48 · 5 months

The added weight of the paint might not be the best ideal.

bpwnz · 5 months

corporate space travel is the future of the industry and has always been. Space tourism will be a huge market in the next century, and already exists at some levels today. I look forward to the day when I can buy myself a ticket to orbit the earth, heck maybe even a quick swing around the dark-side of the moon.

in b4 the flames : obviously there's still room and need for government space agencies. All i'm saying is I look forward to the day when private companies are putting more people in to space a year than government space agencies have put into space ever.

dzkn · 5 months

or this...

jacks_wasted_life · 5 months

“When deep space exploration ramps up, it'll be the corporations that name everything, the IBM Stellar Sphere, the Microsoft Galaxy, Planet Starbucks.”

Puffy_Ghost · 5 months

I'd be amazed if this could actually happen. There'd probably be a lot of red tape involved, given that NASA is government funded agency.

Still, if it meant more money for NASA and space exploration, I'm all for it.

drmischief · 5 months

I too would not mind this. Billions are spent in advertising through NASCAR, why not use some of that money toward something important and useful to mankind?

EDIT: Guess I should look for similar comments before submitting...

TrainOfThought6 · 5 months

When deep space exploration ramps up, it'll be the corporations that name everything, the IBM Stellar Sphere, the Microsoft Galaxy, Planet Starbucks.

jrhallman · 5 months

im all for this actually

lunastella · 5 months

Sun doesn't exist anymore Oracle bought it. Other than that not bad...

SantosLHalper · 5 months

I have a SERIOUS problem with this. Once the Space Shuttle Corporate Sponsorship gets to Mars, McDonalds is going to negotiate with the other companies and buy out their stake in the mission. Mars, being the red planet, will become one giant intergalactic McDonalds drive thru.

mateslikerabbit · 5 months

Appropriately, McDonalds is the biggest cock of the bunch.

bastocrat · 5 months

Reminds me of a very old joke... "Sir, sir, the russkies are painting the moon red!" "Don't worry... just wait 'till they're done then send some of our boys up there and have them write 'Coca Cola' on the surface."

ryjohva · 5 months

I had the ex-director of NASA come give a talk to us about NASA (Mike Griffin) at my university, I remember him saying something about how NASA is not allowed to advertise as an entity. That is why we don't see adds like "NASA, to the future and beyond" or whatever. I really wish they could run some inspirational adds.... I'd prefer them over the damn Geiko Gecko commercials any day of the week.

ass_munch_reborn · 5 months

Sun Microsystems is back bitches!

flattop100 · 5 months

We're about to have it. Haven't you heard that SpaceX is launching their first resupply rocket to the ISS soon?

soccer_7470 · 5 months

You really can't get more more American than a McDonald's space shuttle

[deleted] · 5 months

I for one am very against this. We should double our budget for NASA from .6 pennies to 1 penny on the tax dollar. I'm sure everyone would not want this if it weren't necessary. Am I wrong? If NASA did not need further funding would anyone really want this stuff all over our beloved space craft?

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SnifflyWhale · 5 months

It's a TERRIBLE idea. Do you know why the shuttle programme was cancelled? It wasn't due to budget cuts. It was because the shuttle was the most dangerous manned rocket system of all time. It was expensive, couldn't carry much compared to what came before it, and could not leave low-earth-orbit. It was a beautiful piece of technology, but it was also old, obsolete, and dangerous. Time to move on.

[deleted] · 5 months

True endearment requires necessary compromises. I would hardly qualify this as a compromise though. I wanna see shit go into space, science! Science! Science!

bigjo66 · 5 months

Even if it were allowed, I'm not sure that major companies would want to have their name emblazoned on something that has a fair chance of exploding or burning up killing people.

LessLikeYou · 5 months

No Carl's Jr.?

Dockle · 5 months

The paint weighs too much. That's why the normal ones are so plain and the big one looks so crappy and rusty.

Epershand · 5 months

The rocket, you know, a symbol for the inadequate male.

Alan Watts

Justavian · 5 months

Each shuttle launch cost around half a billion dollars. While i have no complaints about selling advert space, i'm not sure if it would be enough to really offset the cost dramatically. Would McDonald's spend 100 million for each launch? Every penny counts, but the key is to reduce the cost in the first place...

kroatia04 · 5 months

3 tons worth of paint seems like a bad idea.

TomatoManTM · 5 months

Change the main one to Apple and it's all good, though.

charol_astra · 5 months

Heh, Trojans...amirite?!

aebler · 5 months

To be honest, this is a great idea. If we let all these businesses pay for exploring space and having their logo printed on the shuttle, it would be fine with me. I can't see why some people draw advertising out to be some evil thing.

jimbo91987 · 5 months

Is this ne of those "funny because it's true" type things?

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