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Agree 100 percent. But also why return the samples at all? Just send automated lab equipment to analyze it.
by phkahler 3y ago
Agree 100 percent. But also why return the samples at all? Just send automated lab equipment to analyze it.
- dotnet00 3y agoNo amount of automated lab equipment is as flexible to work with as samples on Earth, for obvious reasons.
- cubefox 3y agoThe article says the utility from sending the samples back is indeed limited, at least compared to the cost, which would likely exceed the (already astronomical) JWST cost substantially.
- idlewords 3y agoThere's no such thing as automated lab equipment that can analyze it. Even the space station has to send air and water samples down to Earth for anything beyond very rough analysis. You need technicians and a cleanroom environment to do this work.