I initially had the thought: "Now everyone will be calling themselves XYZ Space Center" , but that is just cynical. The real story is that it just shows that a bit of self belief can achieve wonders.
A more subtle point and one that ties up with my personal experience is that a good teacher can dramatically change lives for the better. I often wonder why teaching is not a more respected and well remunerated profession.
It's a great feeling to solve problems and build a $thing that works. For all values of $thing.
When I did my high-altitude balloon flight it felt great. Sure it had been done before, the electronics weren't that hard, etc. etc. But it worked and now photos taken from the stratosphere by my $thing adorn the living room.
Actually, as a NASA employee I think the public affairs/communication office is pretty awful. Everything is highly disjoint, where a single project may have 4-5 official websites run by different org units, most of the time with different information and update schedules. NASA's overall strategic vision for both aero and space is very poorly communicated.
A more subtle point and one that ties up with my personal experience is that a good teacher can dramatically change lives for the better. I often wonder why teaching is not a more respected and well remunerated profession.