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>goes to college/grad school as a young man, sees the Voyager 2 stuff etc, knows what's possible
>becomes involved with a Pluto project, it gets shut down and is ultimately replaced with another
>sees his baby built and sent up
>assists with discovery of new moons in the interim
>pics, data, flawless
>craft now en route to another object while being The Gift That Keeps On Giving (data, pics) in the meantime, the mission continues
Has any other scientist experienced delayed gratification comparable to or greater than this in their own lifetime, /sci/?
>becomes involved with a Pluto project, it gets shut down and is ultimately replaced with another
>sees his baby built and sent up
>assists with discovery of new moons in the interim
>pics, data, flawless
>craft now en route to another object while being The Gift That Keeps On Giving (data, pics) in the meantime, the mission continues
Has any other scientist experienced delayed gratification comparable to or greater than this in their own lifetime, /sci/?
