Space Probe at Saturn

The space probe Cassini has finally reached Saturn, its main destination. Cassini will start orbiting on June 30th. I remember, years ago, when it was launched, I wrote a horrible skit about aliens on Saturn being disrupted by Cassini. I forget the plot (if there even was one), but it's good to see the space probe finally get there.

Time for a rant.

One of the exceptions to my rule of limited government funding is space exploration. The initial amount of capital needed is huge to undertake a trip to the moon. It's just not going to happen without the government. However, NASA currently needs a huge overhaul. Lacking a clear purpose while retaining the incredible funding appropriated since the space race, NASA has become another bloated government agency. Either we need to have a complete overhaul of the agency, or we need a new one altogether. Both options are rather impractical, unfortunately.