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Douglas Adams really sums it up: "Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way dow
by notjustanymike 5y ago
Douglas Adams really sums it up:
"Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space."
- gameshot911 5y agoThat quote has more to do with the physical size of space, whereas OP is primarily referring to the speed of space program development.
- ceejayoz 5y agoThe issues the poster cites, like "this probe won't arrive until 2030", are in part due to the physical size of space.
- bpodgursky 5y agoEhh... it's due to the technical challenge of getting enough fuel into space to get to Jupiter quickly without a bunch of gravity assists. Never going to be a weekend hop, but there are definitely technical advances that make it a 3 month trip rather than a 3 year trip.
- Cederfjard 5y agoThe former is relevant to the point when the trip itself will take half a decade.