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Movie Support Clarification
News reports in recent days have suggested that NASA has attempted
to "muzzle" researchers from responding to the issues raised in the
upcoming movie "The Day After Tomorrow." To the contrary, NASA
expects that as colleagues, we will speak our minds, regardless of
whether those views work to the advantage of the agency or not.
Diversity of opinion is a valuable resource and plays an important
role as we work to successfully fulfill our mission objectives.
To clarify the specific issue, a number of NASA colleagues assisted
with the film's development. However, we require producers to sign
a cooperation agreement before offering any
formal advance promotional support. This is a standard agency
policy that has successfully worked with other entertainment
blockbusters such as "Armageddon" and "Space Cowboys."
But, the producers of "The Day After Tomorrow" have not signed an
agreement. As such, NASA does not plan any specific support of this
production.
This direction should not be interpreted as an attempt to keep
scientists from speaking out on the issue of climate change. We
encourage our researchers to openly answer all appropriate
questions regarding the science explored in the movie.
Glenn Mahone
Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs
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