Part 8/11:

The future of space exploration looks incredibly promising, driven by the dual exponential trends of cost reduction and technological miniaturization. The electronic devices of today are light-years ahead of their predecessors. Probes that once weighed in tons can now be replaced by much smaller devices capable of performing complex tasks. An analogy illustrating this shift is the ability of hobbyists to create sophisticated spacecraft—a feat unimaginable during the Apollo era where only large government-funded entities operated in space.