But maybe THEY do to get here. :-)
I have this fantasy that, just as people muddled along without electricity even though it was all around them, we stumble through space at liquid propellent speed until somebody says, "Hey, look what I discovered!"
Who is THEY you mention?
Maybe the cloaked ship orbiting Mercury that was revealed by a CME in this video posted on GoogTube?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X96xI1gLdQ&feature=player_embedded