NASA have paid a small tribute to one of our favourite shows, The Orville, by using several character names and a fictional off world medical school in an example table in an official document.
ROSES - Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2023. It's not quite as interesting as a talking flower voiced by Bruce Willis but Seth and the rest of The Orville gang are probably pleased.
Copied below.
Example Table of Personnel and Work Effort
Person and/or Role | Time charged to this proposal | Time not charged to this proposal | Total time per person/year |
PI, Ed Mercer | 3 months/year | N/A | 3 months/year |
CO-I, Kelley Grayson | 4 months/year | N/A | 4 months/year |
CO-I, Dr. Claire Finn* | N/A | 1.5 moths/year | 1.5 months/year |
Collaborator, Alara Kitan | N/A | de minimis | de minimis |
Grad student P Bortusº | N/A | 12 months/year | 12 months/year |
* A letter of support is provided from the (foreign organization) Saturnian School of Medical Sciences for Dr. Claire Finn, participating at no cost to this proposal.
º The Graduate student from Moclan College is funded by a FINESST award and thus participating at no cost to this proposal.
Yes, they misspelled Kelly but let's not focus on that.
On one level this is just a cute nod from a fan.
On another it is the western world's premiere space agency and a major government department making that reference in a publicly available document.
At minimum this is recognition of its cultural impact and at best an endorsement.
Cheers NASA.
While there's still no news on the season 4 renewal front we did notice Disney+ listing The Orville among new releases.
So yes, season 3 has made its way there and subscribers can now enjoy it ad free.
It also continues to be available with ads on SBS On Demand.
[ Main Image: The Orville - Deflectors - Bruce Willis, Jessica Szohr and Adrianne Palicki. Credit: Hulu via IMDb.com. ]
References
Donaldson, Mark (March 18, 2023). The Orville's NASA Tribute Is A Good Sign For Season 4. ScreenRant.
NASA (February 14, 2023). Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2023.
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