InterBEE REVIEW2012 (EN)

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81Sharing space development results with images raises sta morale“I want to show the real space to the nation” Tamegaya: “Thank you for taking part in the Inter BEE 2012 Visual Sympo-sium. What was your impression of the symposium?”Grubbs: “I felt that it was a perfect bridge between technology and art. I have worked as an art producer and been involved in content production, but I am now a more technologically-inclined person.”“At today’s symposium I spoke logically about how technology has been useful. Those of us pursuing technology in a variety of related fields including science, art and education are very grateful for this symposium because I think it is crucial to merge all of these things. I am particularly focusing on ‘real-time’ and ‘live programming.’ If this technology continues to progress, we should be able to broadcast live from the space craft in Super Hi-Vision. That would be fantastic.”“If the technology progresses, cameras and compression technology will evolve. This will enable artists to create spectacular visualization. I was very impressed when I listened to everyone who took the rostrum at the session explain how asteroids, comets, meteors and everything in the solar system interact by using actual and visual data. If we had more time, I would have liked to talk about my involvement with film-making and how I have contributed to other peoples’ excellent works over the past few years.”Tamegaya: “You’re in the visual depart-ment at NASA where you’re trying to communication visually with the tax-paying general public as well as children. Is it important to approach this from a certain angle in order to appeal to viewers?”Grubbs: “Yes. It’s the same for Japan, but American taxpayers are paying for everything we do including spacecraft and staff. So, it is important to give them something for their money.”“The NASA charter reads: ‘Everything created by NASA is the property of the American public.’ Therefore, we must share something that the American people can actually relate to rather than an abstract thing. And at the same time, we help to improve the work of scientists and engineers.”“It's a great honor to be involved in the space program because I can make a contribution to scientific progress and education while providing taxpayers with something for their money.” Tamegaya: “I saw a video on YouTube of the space shuttle being carried on a road near Hollywood. The American people really like the space shuttle don’t they. What do you think about that?”Grubbs: “When seeing a space shuttle of that magnitude so close-up, it must make people wonder how such an enormous object can fly up to space. In a sense, it would be deeply moving seeing it close-up in something like high-definition video. By seeing it close-up, one would feel for the first time the incredible power of this enormous shuttle that travels to and from space.”“This scene reminded me how great it would be to show real space to people because they are really interested.”“The number of launches and launch sites increase with private participation” Tamegaya: “I saw a shuttle launch at Cape Canaveral a long time ago. I was very impressed at the godlike light generated by the shuttle. Many people want to see the shuttle launch from tourist locations as well. What do you think about the future visual system of NASA?”Grubbs: “I think that NASA space crafts will continue to be launched from Cape Canaveral in the future. And I think that rockets will continue to get bigger, meaning that people will have to be positioned even further away from launch sites. As a result, Hi-Vision images or Super Hi-Vision will become extremely important. The larger the ship the greater the danger. Rockets will become larger than Saturn V.”“Commercial space craft from compa-nies such as SpaceX, Orbital Sciencesand Virgin Galactic will soon be launch-ing from private bases and facilities in Texas, New Mexico and the coastal areas of Virginia & Delaware. By doing so, there will be a greater opportunity for many people to see space craft launches. They will be able to witness firsthand the power of the real thing and its awe-inspiring light. It’s hard to describe to someone who has never seen it with their own eyes. It’s a spectacular scene.”

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