[meteorite-list] Idle speculation on panspermia

From: E.P. Grondine <epgrondine_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:30:06 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <415584.6803.qm_at_web36904.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi all -

One of the reasons why panspermia etc. play such a role in debate regards
some peoples' obsessions with manned flight to Mars, and the problem of back-contamination.

Bottom line: we don't know. Other bottom line: it's not all that important to know right now.

I read with frustration and anger reports of NASA proposing to spend $4 billion on the question of life on Europa, while spending as near $0 as they can get away with on finding the next piece of space crud headed our way.

Could someone fire Weiler now? Tomorrow morning?

E.P.


      
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