NASA considering reaching out to youth through 3D moon landing game

In an effort to bolster its declining image and make space exploration cool again, NASA is considering working with game development companies to create a 3D game that simulates landing on the moon. It's little more than idle brainstorming at the moment, but the company is making a considerable effort to reach out to the non-fogey crowd by setting up real estate in Second Life, streaming spacewalk videos on Twitter, and establishing a presence on Facebook.

It's tough to top landing a man on the moon, which is perhaps one reason NASA isn't as popular as it once was. That and what seems like a string of blunders beginning with Challenger and continuing through the Hubble. Other than boosting interest in science, mathematics, and space in general, could a videogame make the public fall for NASA once again?

And for the record, we still love you, NASA. Always have.