tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618880.post8023171615532255134..comments2024-03-27T00:26:31.343-07:00Comments on The Commercial Space Blog: More on Canada's "Next Top Astronauts," Canada's "Failure To Scale" & Is Our Space Agency "Muzzling" its Contractors?Chuck Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09506476753520146858noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618880.post-25281706837563550812017-04-26T05:48:06.227-07:002017-04-26T05:48:06.227-07:00The issue of "vetting" PR releases is co...The issue of "vetting" PR releases is common practice in industry. Usually the guy with the money gets to call the shots re what can and cannot be released and when. That said, CSA is using taxpayer dollars and so should be accountable to the public in this decision. That is, unless it is clearly a security issue or utilizes government owned Intellectual Property obtained from a third party, then CSA should step out of the way. The difficulty comes when CSA tries to prevent releases simply because of some internal issue. I believe every private company in the aerospace sector in Canada has been subjected to at least one instance of this type of control ("gag order"). This has the effect of stripping the corporation or academic institute of the ability to publicize some very credible and important work as a means of marketing. CSA should ENABLE the space sector to allow growth and exports. Using "gag orders" as a means to manage expectations or prevent possible conflicts within government circles is counter-productive.<br /><br /><br />Just sayingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com