By this point Fulham could have been out ofsight had Zamora's heavy first touch not allowed Benaglio to save at the striker's feet after he was free on goal or if Murphy's shot from a Paul Konchesky cross had been placed better so as to prevent a last-ditch goal-line clearance from Barzagli.
At some point, the space agency lost sightof the fact that part of its mission is to dream, and that the force of that dream would lead to the purpose of its science.
While it may become the jumping off point for further exploration of our solar system and beyond, there are more earthly prizes in sight, with some scientists believing that it has the potential to solve the world's dependence on fossil fuels.