传播策略师塔利亚·帕特里诺斯
“The public perception of NASA has a lot to do with our technological successes and the discoveries that we’ve made, but none of that is possible without the people.
“In the six or so years that I’ve worked at NASA, I’ve learned a lot of incredible stories — not just of the struggles that different spacecraft encounter on their journeys throughout the universe. There are so many problems that need to be solved and fixes that need to be made, but there are also so many stories of teams that had to work together to accomplish their goals. And a lot of time, these teams are working after hours, on weekends, working late nights and early mornings. These are people who have other problems in their lives that they have to solve, and they’re still showing up and making magic happen.
“This is why [Aubrey Gemignani] and I started Faces of NASA: We wanted to make that connection. It’s not just rockets, astronauts, and telescopes. Hundreds of thousands of people come together to make these missions possible, and that’s the part that’s really interesting for me.
“I like to hold a mirror to other people, and in every Faces of NASA interview, I try to hold a mirror up to what the person has accomplished to get them to be proud of it. For many of those people, it’s the first time they have to self-reflect.
“That’s what’s really nice about [the Faces of NASA project]. Everyone who works here is just living day-to-day, so when they have an opportunity to stop for a moment and look back on how far they’ve come… it’s the best feeling for both of us. They’re like, ‘Wow, I’ve never really stopped to think about how much I’ve accomplished or how far I’ve come.’ And I get to share that moment with them. That’s my favorite part of Faces of NASA.”
– Thalia Patrinos, Communications Strategist, PCI Productions, NASA Headquarters
Image Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
Interviewer: NASA/Tahira Allen
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“公众对NASA的看法在很大程度上与我们的技术成就和所取得的发现有关，但这些都离不开人。
“在我为NASA工作的六年多时间里，我了解了很多不可思议的故事——不仅仅是不同航天器在宇宙旅行中遇到的困难。需要解决的问题很多，需要修复的地方也很多，还有许多团队必须协作完成目标的故事。很多时候，这些团队在下班后、周末、深夜和清晨工作。这些人生活中也有其他问题需要解决，但他们仍然坚持不懈地创造奇迹。
“这就是为什么[奥布里·杰米尼亚尼（Aubrey Gemignani）]和我创立NASA人物故事（Faces of NASA）的原因：我们想要建立这种联系。不仅仅是火箭、宇航员和望远镜。成千上万的人共同努力使这些任务成为可能，这对我来说才是真正有趣的部分。
“我喜欢为他人提供反思的机会，在每一次NASA人物故事的采访中，我都试图让他们看到自己的成就，让他们为此感到自豪。对许多人来说，这是他们第一次进行自我反思。
“这就是[NASA人物故事项目]的真正魅力所在。在这里工作的每个人都在日常生活中忙碌，所以当他们有机会停下来，回顾一下自己走过的路……对我们双方来说都是最美好的感觉。他们会想，‘哇，我从来没有停下来想过自己取得了多少成就或者走了多远。’而我可以和他们分享那一刻。这是我最喜欢的NASA人物故事的部分。”
——塔利亚·帕特里诺斯（Thalia Patrinos），NASA总部PCI制作公司传播策略师
图片来源: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
采访者: NASA/Tahira Allen