[knarf]

Who THINKS up these things and do we actually go ahead and program the minds of thousands of people to think it is normal to fly to a moon of a planet (not the planet itself), (develop a drill that will) drill down through the surface in order to find something they can call "life" ?

And suppose they actually DO all this .... then what ?

I am all for space exploration. I'm even in for the search for intelligent, non human life, but I don't think it is below the surface of a Jupiter moon.

[cgbg]

I'm even in for the search for intelligent, non human life, but I don't think it is below the surface of a Jupiter moon

I have been on a search for human intelligent life on Earth--and it has been tough going--I need more Federal funding. :-)

[C19fan]

I think there is a good chance. There is a liquid ocean under the ice. Much better chance on Europa than Mars.

[dartuser]

That’s not the point though ... the point is to show that there is nothing special about Earth ..

[Mr. K]

You really don’t ‘get’ exploration, do you...?

[alexander_busek]

Who THINKS up these things and do we actually go ahead and program the minds of thousands of people to think it is normal to fly to a moon of a planet (not the planet itself) [...]

What does it matter that Europa is not a planet, but rather only a moon? "Moon" is a manmade construct. And anyway, if Europa were not orbiting Jupiter, but rather on its own independent orbit (e.g., between Earth and Mars), it would most certainly qualify as a planet.

I am all for space exploration. I'm even in for the search for intelligent, non human life, but I don't think it is below the surface of a Jupiter moon.

Suggest some better, reachable targets than Europa.

Regards,