Searching for fossils also comes in many flavors, from microscopic siftings through tiny grains, to overland reconnaissance for suitable bedding settings to uncover bones.

We cater to 'smart kids' as well. It's important that the smart kids help others that need it.

Canada's role right now has brought contributions to human space flight, the Canadarm and the space station.

Ultimately, it will take sample return of any putative 'fossils' to convince the scientists of the world. But we can tell a lot in situ [on-the-spot] before such a time.

That's where we believe the records of life will be read.

This allowed us to look at the Moon with new eyes. We haven't had ultraviolet vision before to do this.

Someday we must collect these rocks and bring them back to terrestrial laboratories to read their records for clues to the biological potential of Mars.