QUESTION:
What is the most valuable information that you have learned from Galileo so
far that will help our space program?

ANSWER from Robert West on February 15, 1996:
The most valuable information I have learned from Galileo that will help
our space program comes from the press coverage of the probe first results
and the enthusiatic response people have had.  People are excited to learn of
the many discoveries made by Galileo!  The public interest in the exploration
of the solar system is the driving force behind the space program.  The
space program will thrive as long as people like you remain interested in
planetary exploration.