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(Jim Garvin) Now comes the reason why we build these satellites: to collect data. Data of all
shapes and sizes, from images of the Earth, to the state of energy in the
universe, to black holes to the composition of Mars and other worlds.
It's the data that inform us. It's how we go from the idea, to the how, to the
information that will affect what we do in the future. These satellites and their
data will inform what we need to do next. They're the ultimate tools. And finally,
from what we learn here we'll design the new instruments, the new sensors. Greater
resolutions, greater fidelity, able to see farther. Those new information come from
what we do today. So ultimately the idea and the tools give us the information we
need to rewrite the textbooks.
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