1. Why not? Maybe never... No romantic thoughts what so ever, just calculating the numbers their SHOULD be domething out there... Just waiting for the guy that will let us travel beyond the speed of light!
2. Aren't we doing so allready? Will take a while though before anyone receives it....
3. Just for the heck of it and 5 minutes of fame! ;-)
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