Finally, after decades of saying I was some day going to visit JPL down the street from my home - I finally went.

It was a long, hot afternoon walking around JPL with my husband, Chris. I never knew how big the place was.

We went from visiting the Microdevices Laboratory (where engineers and scientists work in the world of the ultra-miniature), to the Journey of the Solar System, to Mars Exploration.  We really wanted to view the Journey to the Planets and Beyond video, but the line was almost 2 hours long. We figured we'll find it on the internet one day or see it on Nova.

All in all, it got me to thinking about how small we are in this vast planet of ours and how advanced our technology has become. Do you remember how big computers were back in the late 70's?  You know, like in the movie "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes"...and then you think how small they are now and you can carry one in your backpack.  Just imagine that one day, instead of a big satellite in the solar system, there will be a tiny little bullet sized vessel that can be placed into the solar system instead. It may not happen in our lifetimes...but, it will happen!