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(Jim Garvin) Everything we've ever put into space, into orbit, every image of the Earth,
every echo of the universe, it all started with an idea. An idea of how to
explore. Some of the greatest minds in the country here at Goddard Space Flight
Center have been working to take the ideas and map them into the methods of
exploring. The way we do that is by building satellites. And right here at
Goddard Space Flight Center we put together the ideas with the how, the
building of the satellites. Now what are the questions we need to ask? How do the
oceans work? What is happening to the Earth's climate? How is the Sun changing?
How can we predict space weather? These are the foundational ideas that drive
the questions that lead to the spacecraft. The idea phase is all about
the why. The design phase and the following phases are all about the how.