NASA's head of science says humans 'are on the cusp' of answering the ultimate question
When NASA representatives made their case for more funding to lawmakers in Washington D.C. Tuesday, they made a bold announcement: that humanity could be about to turn a page in its history.
We're nearing contact with alien life, NASA's head of science John Grunsfeld said to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology near the end of a two-hour hearing.
That was his response to a question by committee member John Moolenaar (R-Michigan), who asked what should inspire people to continuing following NASA like they did in the days of the space race. Moolenaar asked what the overarching goal of space exploration was.
Grunsfeld said, for him, answering one question took "the highest priority."
"Are we alone?" he said. "Many, many people on Planet Earth want to know, are we alone in the universe? And we are on the cusp of being able to answer that question, technologically because of the investments we're making in space technology."
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