He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe

make sure you don't press that button....

Sometimes I read things which are so utterly amazing that they cut through all of the day to day grind, the happenstance and seemingly mundane nature of existence to reawaken my youthful wonder and amazement at the universe. Sometimes the same article can confirm that we as a species are bless with the ability to be really fucking clever on occasion.

Da-da, Da, Da, Da-de-dit-de-da, da, dum, de, Da!

My sources inside NASA-JPL secured this for me today.

There is some great news out there for sci-fi and space fans today. On the one hand something fantastical and unrealistic yet tinged with hope that we will triumph even though the whole scenario is utterly implausible, impractical and as far away from reality as possible. And on the other hand a remake of Space 1999.