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Wikipedia to the Moon!
Mark Fonseca Rendeiro
In Berlin
Host
Michael Jahn
Wikimedia Deutschland
Guest
(Episode 45) Imagine you’re on your way to the moon and you’d like to bring something nice along to leave behind. Something that represents humanity and perhaps one day will be found or used by some group of beings. In the 1960’s, at the height of the space race/cold war, NASA astronauts left behind the iconic American flag. In 2017, what would you leave behind?
By Denis Schroeder (WMDE) (Own work) CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsHow about Wikipedia? Indeed when the PTScientists began working on their own mission to the moon, the one thing they definitely wanted to take with them — Wikipedia. But Wikipedia is huge and it is on the internet. How then should it be taken to the moon? And more importantly, what should get to go?
Today on the podcast, from the initial idea, to the process, to the final product — the story of Wikipedia to the Moon, told by one of its architects: Michael Jahn. If you’re looking for hope at the start of the new year, look no further.. listen to this!
Bonus material:
- Wikipedia to the Moon Video
- PT Scientists on Twitter
- NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center Photo Collection