I'm not kidding. In this months issue of Develop magazine there is an article on page 4 that states NASA are seriously interested in games companies to help with space exploration.
more here....
http://www.develop-online.net/features/1864/Space-Invaders-Nasas-call-to-arms-for-game-devs
more here....
http://www.develop-online.net/features/1864/Space-Invaders-Nasas-call-to-arms-for-game-devs