I am glad you share my hopes for humanity. I believe that one day, we will be a planetary civilisation, not today, not tomorrow, but some day. Maybe 1000 years in the future, but I think that is a natural step in any intelligent civilisation's evolution.
About NASA taking notice....Actually I read that NASA helped with this project along with some other companies like LG. So, the idea is out there, waiting to get adopted! :)