[jmyeet]

I'm glad to see this flagship interplanetary probes launch. For those wondering why it's taking 8 years, it's huge (~6 tons IIRC).

I still hope to see probes enter orbit around Uranus and Neptune in my lifetime. Neptune in particular would be a massive challenge with an expected flight time of ~30 years IIRC so I don't see that happening anytime soon.

The last (and only!) time we've been to Uranus and Neptune is with Voyager 2 in flybys in 1986 and 1989 (respectively). Imagine what we can do with current technology. I guess a flyby is the most we can hope for. Still, I can dream.

[zabzonk]

launch technology (rockets) have not changed much, though certainly sensors have improved a lot. i would love to have more information about the outer planets. but here is my solution to the fermi paradox - it is too bloody hard!