I was hopping that this would lead to us sending out plenty of extra-solar-system probes so we could perform more wacky measurements like the pioneer ones.
I think the only qualitative way to guarantee research progress is through the expansion of the things we can sense/ perceive. For example, if we want to understand space better, I don't think another near earth telescope is the answer, but rather several that float at the edge of our solar system.
I am also excited about IPN- the Interplanetary Internet by Tim Burners Lee. So that there is a standard way for these crafts to communicate and relay messages as they get really far out.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/vanishing-dimensio...
I think the only qualitative way to guarantee research progress is through the expansion of the things we can sense/ perceive. For example, if we want to understand space better, I don't think another near earth telescope is the answer, but rather several that float at the edge of our solar system.
I am also excited about IPN- the Interplanetary Internet by Tim Burners Lee. So that there is a standard way for these crafts to communicate and relay messages as they get really far out.
http://www.slideshare.net/vinodquilon/interplanetary-interne...