well you got to think about the future or else voyager 1 and 2 never would been sent out. they would have just thought "lets not do it because we may not get i

well you got to think about the future or else voyager 1 and 2 never would been sent out. they would have just thought "lets not do it because we may not get interesting stuff until 2011" if something takes time, the smartest thing is to start as quick as possible so you get results that much quicker