Space science catching up to science fiction

When I was a little kid, the big excitement was the American race to be first to put a man on the moon. The rush, the pure adrenalin thrill, when we did it was amazing. Somehow, though, that was the pinnacle and ever since we’ve gone downhill to a low key, business-like program. Maybe the Challenger accident in 1986 was the final straw, although there are still some folks pushing us to go on. When I see images and read stories such as Jupiter’s Moons Are Weird Places, the old goosebumps still rise.