The Public Acquisition of Space Science Information in the 21st Century

The ways that humans acquire information is undergoing a fundamental change comparable with the introduction of Gutenberg's printing press and broadcast systems. Using literature growing body empirical evidence, including national surveys in 2017, 2019, 2020, we describe model normal space science acquisition specifies roles education, salience, subject-matter literacy, navigation skills decision to seek information. We contrast this two models event-driven or special acquisition, using (1) 2017 total solar eclipse (TSE) (2) 50th anniversary first lunar landing 1969 as examples. conclude discussion implications just-in-time system for community, scientists, leaders, educators.