Granted, it’s not as exciting. But the space program never promised to reshape our understanding of fundamental physics. This could.
Good point. And to those who disagree, I’d add that I find this infinitely more exciting than watching a race between the USSR (essentially a backward oxcart society) and the USA to see who could put a colonel on the moon first.
Sure, but what's the National Aeronautic and Space Administration got to do with it?