I've been thinking...
There's a scientist in Russia who has patented a way to put billboards in space. I'm sure most of you have seen the story. It's gotten me thinking, however. I wonder if I could stay up here longer if I managed to land some commercial endorsements. You know, The Hubble Telescope, Presented by Citibank. Or hell, go for the naming rights and become the Qualcomm Telescope. I could do commercials. I'm very photogenic. I could be floating around the earth, and notice someone driving a Mazda across some barren stretch of road, go for a close up, and shoot back to NASA the message "Zoom Zoom!"
At the very least, there's plenty of room on me for a Swoosh. But why stop there. I've heard of this thing called NASCAR where they drive cars around with dozens of logos on them. Hell, I've got plenty of surface area, as long as they keep stuff off my mirror and my solar panels. Heck, they pay to advertise on things driving around in small circles so fast that no one can read the ads, why not slap them on something that floats around in large circles and so high up no one can read the ads.
We'll see what the boys on the ground say. But just remember, Pepsi Cola and Hubble, the choice of the new generation. Or something like that. Look, I'm a telescope, not an advertising executive, I'm sure they'd come up with something better.
At the very least, there's plenty of room on me for a Swoosh. But why stop there. I've heard of this thing called NASCAR where they drive cars around with dozens of logos on them. Hell, I've got plenty of surface area, as long as they keep stuff off my mirror and my solar panels. Heck, they pay to advertise on things driving around in small circles so fast that no one can read the ads, why not slap them on something that floats around in large circles and so high up no one can read the ads.
We'll see what the boys on the ground say. But just remember, Pepsi Cola and Hubble, the choice of the new generation. Or something like that. Look, I'm a telescope, not an advertising executive, I'm sure they'd come up with something better.