Bob Jacobs – NASA deputy assistant administrator of Public Affairs

Bob Jacobs is currently deputy assistant administrator of Public Affairs. He delas with a variety of communications issues for NASA, for both internal and external audiences. Jacobs is also responsible for the management of NASA Television and the agency’s Internet site http://www.nasa.gov.

Today in Space History asked Mr. Jacobs five questions about his role at NASA.

1. What is your role at NASA, how long have you been doing it, and what are your basic week-to-week activities? | One
2. What do you like most about your job/position at NASA? | Two
3. What was one of your darkest/hardest days/week or season? | Three
4. How does/has Internet technology (i.e., the web, blogs, the Internet culture) impact how you (and/or your dept) does its job? | Four
5. If there was one key message or point you’d like to convey to the general public about the U.S. space program’s future, what would it be? | Five