Because the powers that be would have deemed a real plan as too expensive.
> would have deemed a real plan as too expensive
Who are these "powers that be"? And do they have an infinite credit card? Could they really just do whatever they want and for some reason they choose not to?
Or, it's simply cheaper to send the equipment to analyze the samples in the rover than to send the samples back.
> would have deemed a real plan as too expensive
Who are these "powers that be"? And do they have an infinite credit card? Could they really just do whatever they want and for some reason they choose not to?