Work in space

Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin posted this great 1960s recruitment ad for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratories.

Now that space exploration is cool again, thanks to Mars Curiosity Rover, maybe a new generation of scifi fans will be inspired to search the final frontier.

Well, that was quick.

Here I am, in the middle of preproduction of an ad that was written weeks ago, and which will air in 2011. And here these guys are, taking advantage of a news item that came out frigging YESTERDAY with a quick & dirty online ad:



I have no idea if it's sanctioned or not. I don't care. I just love this new era of instant creative gratification.

"New life? Let's sanitize the f*ck out of it!"