As incredible as the facilities, equipment and next level robots are at JPL, the most interesting aspect of our adventure was listening to people that make it all happen. Our interaction with Randii started with a seemingly endless list of credentials and awards that got me thinking, 'jeez is this guy a robot too?' He then cracked a smile and asked if we wanted to hear how it really happened. This other side of the story was relatable and comical, there were flaws, it was human. Moving past titles and formalities Randii then raised important and relevant questions that the global state of our world should consider, so simple and so essential. The first of which being that as humans, we are the new kids on the block, around a short time. This reflects the fundamental idea of relativity. With this in mind Randii suggested questioning just where our money is invested these days? And to think about in the grand scheme of things, what really matters? Where are we? What are we? These are questions that research and education can answer, not entertainment.
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