Save Rocketry Now Website Launched October 7, 2003 Web posted at: 2:04 PM EDT
(ROL Newswire ) -- A new website has been launched for the Save Rocketry Now campaign. The new site has been established to raise funds for commercial spots to be aired on television. On November ninth the Discovery Channel will air "The Rocket Challenge," a fast paced and highly entertaining show about amateur rocketry. This will draw the largest audiences and potential interest that amateur rocketry has ever witnessed.
This is the one chance rocketry has to re-energize its ranks. It's the hobby's best chance to gain the empathy of the public towards rocketry. Therefore a drive has been organized to put together a fifteen second advertisement to run concurrently with each showing. The ad will give enthused and hyped viewers a web site to help them discover rocketry. The site will be better designed to market rocketry, to enthuse and motivate new people to enjoy the thrill of rocketry. It will act as a mother site or hub to find links to vendors and discover the diverse world of rocketry.
Rocketry has benefited our society for over 40 years and has been responsible for influencing untold numbers to go into highly technical fields, to become scientists and engineers. Schools and universities use rockets to teach and inspire. Few things are more ideal in inspiring the teaching of physics, math and chemistry.
It may soon end. Our vendors, organizations and infrastructure are in bad shape. Membership is falling. Even schools and universities are going to thwarted by the difficulties imposed by unnecessary zealous regulations. Vendors are going belly up and people are losing heart (and courage) while misguided bureaucrats thump their chests thinking they've done society a favor.
IT'S TIME TO FIGHT BACK!
Everyone is needed to make this work. Contributions from corporations, individuals, organizations, clubs, and vendors are needed to save rocketry for our future generations. The money will be used to help get the word out. None of it will be used in the legal fights. That's another battle altogether--this one's about new people, new enthusiasm.
The question has been asked, "Why not use the present sites the rocket organizations have?" The answer is a more direct response is needed. It's been found that many of the vendors' sites have done more to "inspire and enthuse" new rocketeers than the rather dry and technical rocketry organization sites. To that most of us can attest. The newbie wants pictures, basic information and vendors that can fulfill their impulse. The new site will cater to exactly that. The person searching for the potential of this newfound thrill could care less what we want at that point. These new rocket enthusiasts will soon find the technical stuff on the organizational sites when they follow the links.
This is a win/win situation for all involved, but especially for those who will be energized by the film and want information.
The hobby is fortunate that the Discovery Channel came along when they did. Perhaps the timing is divine intervention, but if we squander the chance, shame on us. The time is now! The time frame is very tight and specific. Once the opportunity is gone, it's gone!
Visit saverocketrynow.org and contribute to the effort to save rocketry!
Source: ROL Newswire Service