The NASA Representative is a member of the NASA organization. He is concerned by the lack of popularity of space programing in the United States. Along with the NASA Scientist, he determines by watching popular television shows that Americans most enjoy watching unintelligent buffoons, so he recruits common people (Homer Simpson and Barney Gumble) and trains them to become astronauts.
This choice is very controversial. When the NASA Representative announces the program, reporters speculate that it is merely a joke.