[psiops]

The best time to send a probe to an exoplanet is 200 years ago. The second-best time to do it is now.

[BoxOfRain]

Perhaps not, if the speed you can drive a probe is increasing with technological development it might be a waste of time to send a probe that'll be overtaken by its newer sisters.

[throwaway74902]

The technological development is driven by the need to launch the probe. You need to start somewhere.

[tigerlily]

And what's more is we'll probably send the next probe someplace else.

[mongol]

No, sending it several million years ago would be better.

[TheOtherHobbes]

Better yet if it was always there.