>>>The future belongs to unmanned spacecraft.
They have gone and will go where no man can. In fact man may never be able to match these accomplishments...It would take man probably thousands of years, or possibly never just to match the data these unmanned spacecraft have already achieved.<<<
Yes and no. That’s like saying the future belongs to the internal combustion engine and intricate geared mechanisms, except I’m still inside the car moving down the road while all that technology moves me along.
The technology in the unmanned spacecraft - and robots and rovers and gatherers of comet dust - can also be used to carry us along for the ride. It will be like my right front brake caliper in my truck. The robots can go outside into the harshness of the interstellar environment; the data can be assessed and reviewed by artificial intelligence; and we can go along for the ride. It isn’t one or the other.
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The future belongs to unmanned spacecraft.
They have gone and will go where no man can. In fact man may never be able to match these accomplishments...It would take man probably thousands of years, or possibly never just to match the data these unmanned spacecraft have already achieved.
Ya see unmanned spacecraft will go and have gone on suicide missions for the sake of exploration and data. There are some places where you will not be going along for the ride...Ever.
It's what makes unmanned spacecraft so valuable.
It's why I said, they have gone and will go where no man can.