One of the best commercials involving spaceflight I've ever seen.

[G'th]

You guys should see this. So accurate I could just vomit.

[Camacha]

A Space Shuttle to Mars, why not? Just add more boosters.

[prophet_01]

Hm, interesting. I actually wanna buy this less now than I did before watching this. Definitely had an impression on me...

[Pipcard]

Barring the fact that the Shuttle is only designed for LEO, the wings of the Shuttle would be impractical to take on interplanetary distances. Yes, Mars has an atmosphere (a thin one), but concepts for Mars atmospheric entry (aerocapture/aerobraking/landing) usually involve large circular deceleration shields or wingless lifting bodies (with a biconic shape) for the large surface area. Also, it's not exactly "live" due to the signal delay. Still, I am and will be excited to see the first humans land on Mars.

Edited June 4, 2015 by Pipcard

[ChrisSpace]

This ad is f**king brilliant! A perfect way to use space to advertise a product. Much better then the beans ad with the giant moon monster.

[r4pt0r]

The masses will recognize the space shuttle though, I think that's why they went that direction. Made the ad relate to the near-future better than a futuristic spacecraft design no average person on the street has seen.

[Camacha]

The masses will recognize the space shuttle though, I think that's why they went that direction. Made the ad relate to the near-future better than a futuristic spacecraft design no average person on the street has seen.

Of course you want to use clichés when you are appealing to a broad audience. Some folks here might want it to be different, but the actual average knowledge on space is very limited.

[Nibb31]

Going to Mars in a Space Shuttle and landing with a LM. Hmmm... sounds good.

[The Czosnex]

Meh, too inaccurate for me. Space Shuttle and LEM? Really?

[Yukon0009]

I'm actually fine with the general public not knowing much about spaceflight since it's a rare topic in life, but at least they might have the decency to do a 30 second web search.

[Elthy]

Also im quite sure that a manned mars landing would be such a big event that most people would want to watch it at home with friends/family or on a big screen at a pblic screening. Propably similar to a worldcup...

[SuperFastJellyfish]

Also im quite sure that a manned mars landing would be such a big event that most people would want to watch it at home with friends/family or on a big screen at a pblic screening. Propably similar to a worldcup...

The general public has been immersed in CGI for the past few decades. Sadly, an actual Mars landing would probably be boring, to most, compared to what they've seen in the theaters.

[Yukon0009]

The general public has been immersed in CGI for the past few decades. Sadly, an actual Mars landing would probably be boring, to most, compared to what they've seen in the theaters.

Along with the inevitable crowd of disbelievers who claim it was shot in the studios.