Jet Propulsion Laboratory Honored By Scientific American

I think the rovers will be remembered as the
greatest space mission of all time. Even Apollo 11
or Voyager pales in comparison to the effects
finding life elsewhere will have on religion, science
and philosophy. This is perhaps the greatest
turning-point in all of human history.

This discovery will bring a new appreciation of
the universal strength of evolution...creation...and
allow science and religion, at last, to converge.
Which will bring an end to the eternal conflict that
is the source of most human misery and
ignorance.

And we get to watch!


Jonathan




"To tell the beauty would decrease,
To state the Spell demean,
There is a syllableless sea
Of which it is the sign.

My will endeavours for its word
And fails, but entertains
A rapture as of legacies-
Of introspective mines."


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NEWS RELEASE: 2004-273 November 8, 2004

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Honored By Scientific American

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., has been
named by Scientific American Magazine as a research leader
within the 2004 Scientific American 50 - the magazine's
prestigious annual list recognizing outstanding acts of
leadership in science and technology.

JPL has been named Research Leader in the Aerospace Category
"for demonstrating the power of robots to explore the
planets."

"We're honored that our robotic exploration is being
recognized in this way," said JPL Director Dr. Charles
Elachi. "It's a testament to the hard work of everyone here
at JPL that has resulted in a string of mission successes
this year."

Winners were selected by the magazine and outside advisors.
The complete list will appear on the magazine's website at
www.sciam.com . Winners will be honored November 16 at the
New York Academy of Sciences in New York City.

JPL is managed by California Institute of Technology in
Pasadena, for NASA's Science Mission Directorate,
Washington.

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