Ignoring my work goings-on, I would just like to say
how much I am enjoying seeing the Perseverance pictures that NASA is putting
online every day.
It’s still incredible to me to think that we have a man-made moving object now exploring the surface of another planet. It’s so easy to just accept it because it’s happened, but the reality of the achievement is astounding and should be celebrated by each and all. We’re getting high-resolution images from a destination that took SEVEN MONTHS to get to. We’re enjoying the fruits of an orchard that was planted over ten years ago when the project was in its infancy. We’re learning methods of working and making breakthroughs that will benefit the electronics and manufacturing industries for years to come. And we get to watch it all on our computers. And - dare I say it again - we are getting to see pictures FROM ANOTHER PLANET. It blows my mind and lifts my soul in equal measure, and I find it all quite emotional.
And if you start complaining about how much it cost
and asking, ‘What’s the point, exactly?’ I will meet you in an abandoned car
park and throw you down a stairwell.
RC 4-3-21
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