Looking back, 2023 was another year that seems to have gone by really fast. Honestly, everything after 2019 zoomed by quickly. Don’t know if that was because of the pandemic or having my first kid. But it’s been exhausting and fun at the same time.
Looking at what I wrote last year, my goal was to cover the main story line of important missions and their costs — funding our curiosity. The year started with wrapping up of the Voyager series —
But that plan took a diversion as someone asked a straightforward question — “Why should we care about space now?”. Which seemed like a good opportunity to answer that question in more depth. So “Why care about space” became the main topic —
After wrapping that up, it seemed like I needed to get back to the main topic. NewHorizons and Pluto became the next priority —
Next I would have moved to writing about LIGO or some other mission. But 2023 had other plans. Humanity took a step back — Climate change broke all-time records and yet we decided to open old wounds.
Now I plan to get back to the main series, with few diversions in between. Hope 2024 is a happy and productive year for everyone.