Re: Long missions question

Well, from an engineering point of view, it's just self-motivation to
achieving a goal -- they are exciting missions and the goals are simply cool
enough to provide all the incentive one needs. Take Galileo, for example,
which arrived at Jupiter long after it was designed and built. Having the
opportunity to roam around the solar system exploring by the machines one
designs is simply exciting.


On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:20:57 +1300, "Katipo" <hamilton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Something I have always wondered about long missions such as New Horizons.
>
>I am sure the scientists involved work extremely hard to get the missions
>under way. How do they motivate themselves when they must know there is a
>real possibility they might not be around (eg moved to another job, retired
>or even dead) when the results start coming in?
>
>Katipo
>
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rk, Just an OldEngineer
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restricted in an almost vicious manner. Use a small number of good people."
-- Kelly Johnson in Skunk Works
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