Are you guys jealous that the Dawn team will be the first to explore a minor planet?
What is your most optimistic guess for a Pluto mission after New Horizons? We'll get a pretty good look at it next year, but that'll be just a snapshot of it at one point in its orbit. Do you have specific wishes for studying what changes during other seasons?
What do you think could be done to boost public interest in space exploration? The Curiosity landing was an extremely popular event but the more recent MAVEN and MOM got a lot less attention. Another interesting example is Japan's Hayabusa mission which got a ton of attention back home, had model kits produced and even a 2+ hour drama film starring Ken Watanabe. Is it getting harder in the west to get people excited about something happening millions of of miles away?
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Are you guys jealous that the Dawn team will be the first to explore a minor planet?
What is your most optimistic guess for a Pluto mission after New Horizons? We'll get a pretty good look at it next year, but that'll be just a snapshot of it at one point in its orbit. Do you have specific wishes for studying what changes during other seasons?
What do you think could be done to boost public interest in space exploration? The Curiosity landing was an extremely popular event but the more recent MAVEN and MOM got a lot less attention. Another interesting example is Japan's Hayabusa mission which got a ton of attention back home, had model kits produced and even a 2+ hour drama film starring Ken Watanabe. Is it getting harder in the west to get people excited about something happening millions of of miles away?
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