>if I could send a problem to Sirius for $1000 that would beam back pictures of system in 18 years time I would do it right now The only way that is going to h

>if I could send a problem to Sirius for $1000 that would beam back pictures of system in 18 years time I would do it right now The only way that is going to happen is if a company with profit motive is willing to invest in r and d to bring down the costs. NASA is incredible, but it isn't moving towards bringing down space exploration costs.